Main entry: press, pressing, pressure
Definition: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Usage: he gave the button a press; he used pressure to stop the bleeding; at the pressing of a button
Main entry: pressure
Definition: a force that compels
Usage: the public brought pressure to bear on the government
Main entry: pressure, pressure sensation
Definition: the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
Usage: the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal
Main entry: air pressure, atmospheric pressure, pressure
Definition: the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
Main entry: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level
Definition: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Usage: the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
Main entry: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure
Definition: the state of demanding notice or attention
Usage: the insistence of their hunger; the press of business matters
Main entry: pressure
Definition: an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
Main entry: squeeze, pressure, force, hale, coerce
Definition: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
Usage: He squeezed her for information
Main entry: pressure, blackjack, blackmail
Definition: exert pressure on someone through threats