pressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
・UK /'preʃə(r)/
A2
Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Strong persuasion to do something
- Stress or strain caused by demands placed on someone.
- The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
- The force applied in printing to transfer ink to paper or another surface.
- A sense of urgency or stress caused by time constraints.
- Political or social force or influence.
- Force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries
Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something