1. pressure - Noun
2. pressure - Verb
The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
Affliction; distress; grievance.
Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
Impression; stamp; character impressed.
The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area.
Source: Webster's dictionaryShe forced him to take a job in the city Source: Internet
He squeezed her for information Source: Internet
the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure Source: Internet
the insistence of their hunger Source: Internet
the press of business matters Source: Internet
he gave the button a press Source: Internet