Pressure

English Meaning

The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.

1. The act of pressing.
2. The condition of being pressed.
3. The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression.
4. Physics Force applied uniformly over a surface, measured as force per unit of area.
5. Meteorology Atmospheric pressure.
6. A compelling or constraining influence, such as a moral force, on the mind or will: pressure to conform; peer-group pressure.
7. Urgent claim or demand: under the pressure of business; doesn't work well under pressure.
8. An oppressive condition of physical, mental, social, or economic distress.
9. A physical sensation produced by compression of a part of the body.
10. Archaic A mark made by application of force or weight; an impression.
11. To force, as by overpowering influence or persuasion.
12. To pressurize.
13. To pressure-cook.