| NOUN | phenomenon | pressure, pressure level, force per unit area | the force applied to a unit area of surface |
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| attribute | pressure | a force that compels | |
| act | pressure, press, pressing | the act of pressing | |
| state | pressure, imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press | the state of demanding notice or attention | |
| cognition | pressure, pressure sensation | the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin | |
| state | pressure | an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress | |
| phenomenon | pressure, atmospheric pressure, air pressure | the pressure exerted by the atmosphere | |
| VERB | social | pressure, coerce, hale, squeeze, force | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
| social | pressure, blackmail, blackjack | exert pressure on someone through threats / threats |
| Sounds | preh'sher | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Ashur ... Yorkshire: 36 rhymes with sher... | |
| Meaning | A force that compels. | |
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| Example | "the public brought pressure to bear on the government" | |
| Broader | force | A powerful effect or influence |
| Spanish | presión | |
| Catalan | pressió | |
| Verbs | press | force or impel in an indicated direction |
| pressure | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | |
| pressure | exert pressure on someone through threats / threats | |
| Meaning | The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure. | |
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| Example | "he used pressure to stop the bleeding" | |
| Synonyms | press, pressing | |
| Narrower | compression, compressing | applying pressure |
| impression | The act of pressing one thing on or into the surface / surface of another | |
| Broader | push, pushing | The act of applying force in order to move something away |
| Spanish | prensa, presión | |
| Catalan | pressió | |
| Verbs | press | exert pressure or force to or upon |
| Meaning | The state of demanding notice or attention. | |
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| Synonyms | imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press | |
| Broader | urgency | The state of being urgent |
| Spanish | imperiosidad, insistencia, presión | |
| Catalan | insistència, pressió | |
| Verbs | press | be urgent |
| pressure | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | |
| pressure | exert pressure on someone through threats / threats | |
| Meaning | The somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin. | |
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| Example | "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" | |
| Synonym | pressure sensation | |
| Broader | somesthesia, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation | The perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations |
| Spanish | presión, sensación de presión | |
| Catalan | pressió, sensació de pressió | |
| Meaning | An oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | distress | A state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) |
| Meaning | The pressure exerted by the atmosphere. | |
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| Synonyms | atmospheric pressure, air pressure | |
| Narrower | barometric pressure | atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer |
| compartment pressure | The air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft) | |
| overpressure | A transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure | |
| sea-level pressure | The atmospheric pressure reduced by a formula to the pressure at sea level | |
| Broader | gas pressure | The pressure exerted by a gas |
| Spanish | presión atmosférica | |
| Catalan | pressió atmosfèrica | |
| Meaning | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : "She forced him to take a job in the city". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
| Model | They pressure him to write the letter | |
| Synonyms | coerce, hale, squeeze, force | |
| Cause to | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Narrower | bludgeon | Overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club |
| bring oneself | Cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative | |
| dragoon, sandbag, railroad | compel by coercion, threats / threats, or crude means | |
| drive | To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly | |
| squeeze for | squeeze someone for money, information, etc. | |
| steamroller, steamroll | Bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure | |
| terrorize, terrorise | coerce by violence or with threats / threats | |
| turn up the heat, turn up the pressure | apply great or increased pressure | |
| Broader | compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| Spanish | coaccionar, coercer, forzar, obligar, presionar | |
| Catalan | coaccionar, forçar, obligar | |
| Nouns | pressure | a force that compels |
| pressure | the state of demanding notice or attention | |
| Meaning | Exert pressure on someone through threats / threats. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | blackmail, blackjack | |
| Broader | influence, act upon, work | Have and exert influence or effect |
| Spanish | chantajear | |
| Nouns | pressure | a force that compels |
| pressure | the state of demanding notice or attention | |
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