pressure
/ˈpreʃər/ nounDefinition
MAKE SOMEONE DO [U] › when someone tries to make someone else do something by arguing, persuading, etc: public/political pressure [+ to do sth] Teachers are under increasing pressure to work longer hours. The government is facing pressure from environmental campaigners.
PROBLEMS [C, U] › difficult situations that make you feel worried or unhappy: the pressures of work He's been under a lot of pressure recently.
LIQUID/GAS [C, U] › the force that a liquid or gas produces when it presses against an area: water pressure
PUSH [U] › the force that you produce when you push something
put pressure on sb › to try to force someone to do something: [+ to do sth] They're putting pressure on me to make a decision. → See also blood pressure → See also peer pressure
(Definition of pressure noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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