pressure

pressure
pres•sure
[[t]ˈprɛʃ ər[/t]] n. v. -sured, -sur•ing
1) the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it
2) phs Physics. force per unit area
Symbol: P II, 3), b)
3) the state of being pressed or compressed
4) harassment; oppression; stress:
the pressures of daily life[/ex]
5) a constraining or compelling force or influence:
social pressures[/ex]
6) urgency, as of affairs or business:
He works well under pressure[/ex]
7) mer
atmospheric pressure
8) med
blood pressure
9) to force toward a particular end by exerting a constraining or compelling influence; coerce:
They pressured him into accepting[/ex]
10) to pressurize
Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (n.) < L pressūra. See press I, -ure

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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