Pressure
21pressure — pres|sure1 [ preʃər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount attempts to persuade, threaten, or force someone to do something: pressure for: Pressure for political change increased in the 1990s. pressure on someone (to do something): There is now greater …
22pressure — 1 noun 1 force (U) the act of force or weight being put on to something: The pressure of the water turns the wheel. | factors such as temperature and pressure 2 strength (C, U) the strength of the force or weight put on something: high/low… …
23pressure — [[t]pre̱ʃə(r)[/t]] ♦ pressures, pressuring, pressured 1) N UNCOUNT Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something. She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it... The pressure of his fingers… …
24pressure — 01. I felt a lot of [pressure] when I did my presentation. 02. She chose a career she wasn t really interested in, under [pressure] from her parents. 03. Her parents are putting a lot of [pressure] on her to get married, but she isn t interested …
25pressure — n. & v. n. 1 a the exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact with it. b the force exerted. c the amount of this (expressed by the force on a unit area) (atmospheric pressure). 2 urgency; the need to meet a deadline… …
26Pressure 4-5 — Infobox musical artist Name = Pressure 4 5 Img capt = Img size = 250 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = United States Genre = Rock Alternative rock Years active = 1998 ndash;2002 Label = Dreamworks Records Associated acts =… …
27pressure*/*/*/ — [ˈpreʃə] noun I 1) [C/U] attempts to persuade or force someone to do something Pressure for political change increased in the 1990s.[/ex] The council is still under pressure to reduce spending.[/ex] There is now greater pressure on the White… …
28pressure — / preʃə/ noun something which forces you to do something ♦ he was under considerable financial pressure he was forced to act because he owed money ♦ to put pressure on someone to do something to try to force someone to do something ● The group… …
29pressure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin pressura, from Latin, action of pressing, pressure, from pressus, past participle of premere Date: 14th century 1. a. the burden of physical or mental distress b. the… …
30pressure — {{11}}pressure (n.) late 14c., suffering, anguish; act or fact of pressing on the mind or heart, from O.Fr. pressure (12c.), from L. pressura action of pressing, from pressus, pp. of premere to press (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)). Literal meaning …
