Etimology
From Old French, from Latin pressūra.
noun
pressure (countable and uncountable, plural pressures)
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
Distress.
Urgency
(obsolete) Impression; stamp; character impressed.
(physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
Examples
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
When the pressure of danger was not felt.
Hostile forces are putting pressure on our people. Take out their supply line to give our troops room to breathe.
She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
My people's pressures are grievous.
In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.
Thirty-five years ago, many journeys around London meant having to pass through the centre of the capital. That's no longer the case, which takes real pressure off the city's termini as well as underground routes such as the Circle Line.
the pressure of business
All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.
Related words
synonyms
(distress): affliction, grievance
(urgency): press
verb
pressure (third-person singular simple present pressures, present participle pressuring, simple past and past participle pressured)
(transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
Examples
Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.