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Meaning of pressure
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pressure
n 1: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in
pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed
gas exerts an increased pressure" [syn: {pressure},
{pressure level}, {force per unit area}]
2: a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on
the government"
3: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the
button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at
the pressing of a button" [syn: {press}, {pressure},
{pressing}]
4: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence
of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" [syn:
{imperativeness}, {insistence}, {insistency}, {press},
{pressure}]
5: the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an
area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and
temperature was normal" [syn: {pressure}, {pressure
sensation}]
6: an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or
economic distress
7: the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: {atmospheric
pressure}, {air pressure}, {pressure}]
v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical,
moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job
in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn:
{coerce}, {hale}, {squeeze}, {pressure}, {force}]
2: exert pressure on someone through threats [syn: {blackmail},
{blackjack}, {pressure}]
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