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    pres·sure
    [ˈpreSHər]
    noun
    pressure (noun) · pressures (plural noun)
    1. continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it:
      "the slight extra pressure he applied to her hand"
      • the force exerted per unit area:
        "gas can be fed to the turbines at a pressure of around 250 psi"
    2. the use of persuasion, influence, or intimidation to make someone do something:
      "the many pressures on girls to worry about their looks" · "the proposals put pressure on Britain to drop its demand"
      • the influence or effect of someone or something:
        "oil prices came under some downward pressure"
      • the feeling of stressful urgency caused by the necessity of doing or achieving something, especially with limited time:
        "you need to be able to work under pressure and not get flustered" · "some offenders might find prison a refuge against the pressures of the outside world"
    verb
    pressure (verb) · pressures (third person present) · pressured (past tense) · pressured (past participle) · pressuring (present participle)
    1. attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something:
      "it might now be possible to pressure him into resigning" · "she pressured her son to accept a job offer from the bank"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pressura, from press- ‘pressed’, from the verb premere (see press).
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