the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it

the pressure of earth against a wall.

Physics . force per unit area. Symbol

P Compare stress def. 6

Meteorology . atmospheric pressure.

Electricity . electromotive force.

the state of being pressed or compressed.

harassment; oppression

the pressures of daily life.

a constraining or compelling force or influence

the social pressures of city life; financial pressure.

urgency, as of affairs or business

He works well under pressure.

Obsolete . that which is impressed.

to force (someone) toward a particular end; influence

They pressured him into accepting the contract.

pressurize.

noun

ease , facility , peace

verb

leave alone

noun

burden , compressing , compression , crushing , encumbrance , heaviness , load , mass , shear , squeeze , squeezing , strain , strength , stress , tension , thrust , adversity , affliction , albatross * , choke , clout , coercion , compulsion , confinement , constraint , crunch , discipline , distress , drag , duress , exigency , force , full court press , hardship , hassle , heat , hurry , influence , inside track * , misfortune , necessity , obligation , persuasion , power , press , pressure cooker , pull , requirement , sway , trouble , unnaturalness , urgency , weight , violence

verb

come at , compel , constrain , drive , impel , insist , lean on , politick , press , push , push around , rush , sell , squeeze , twist arm , work over , coerce , make , obligate , oblige , anxiety , burden , compression , constraint , difficulty , duress , force , heat , impression , mass , oppression , power , pull , stress , tension , urge , weight