pressure
verb [T] /ˈpreʃ.ər/
/-ɚ/ mainly USDefinition
› to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do: She was pressured into joining the club.Causing somebody to actUrging and persuadingUrging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of pressure verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a kick up the arse/backside idiom
- arm-twisting noun
- bludgeon verb
- bounce sb into sth phrasal verb
- bulldoze verb
- coerce verb
- coercion noun
- dragoon sb into sth phrasal verb
- duress noun
- feed sb to the lions idiom
- force sb's hand idiom
- forcible adjective (GIVING NO CHOICE)
- push sth through phrasal verb
- put the heat on sb idiom
- put/tighten the screws on sb idiom
- railroad verb
- ram sth down sb's throat idiom
- ram sth into sb phrasal verb
- reduce sb to sth phrasal verb
- steamroller verb
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Causing somebody to act
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