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- pronunciation:
- pre
sh
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the applying of constant force upon a surface.
Put pressure on a cut to make it stop bleeding.
- similar words:
- crush, force, press, pull, stress
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| definition 2: |
a constraining influence or burden, as on the mind.
The athletes are under a great deal of pressure to perform well and win.- synonyms:
- strain, stress
- similar words:
- burden, heat, tension, weight
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| definition 3: |
an urgent claim.
The pressures of one's job can bring on stress.- synonyms:
- exigency
- similar words:
- claim, demand, requirement, urgency
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| related words: |
coercion, compulsion, depression, duress, influence, pinch, thrust |
adjective + (n.)pressure
added,
applied,
arterial,
atmospheric,
barometric,
competitive,
considerable,
constant,
continuous,
demographic,
diastolic,
diplomatic,
domestic,
downward,
elevated,
enormous,
excessive,
external,
extreme,
gentle,
growing,
high,
immense,
increased,
increasing,
inflationary,
intense,
internal,
low,
maximum,
mounting,
outside,
parental,
political,
psychological,
relentless,
selective,
slight,
societal,
static,
steady,
systolic,
tremendous,
undue,
upward,
venous,
vulnerable
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verb + (n.)pressure
alleviate,
apply,
bow,
decrease,
ease,
elevate,
equalize,
exert,
face,
handle,
increase,
lower,
peer,
put,
reduce,
relieve,
resign,
resist,
subject,
succumb,
tire,
withstand,
yield
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(n.)pressure
+ verb
bear, conform, induce, intensify, mount, shear
noun + (n.)pressure
airway, blood, fishing, fluid, hunting, increase, inflation, interface, oxygen, peer, pulse, pump, steam, temperature, vapor
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pressures, pressuring, pressured |
| definition: |
to compel (someone) into a course of action by forceful influence or coercion.
His father pressured him into going to law school.- synonyms:
- compel, force
- similar words:
- coerce, constrain, crowd, enforce, impose, induce, pin down, press
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| related words: |
exact, force, hustle, impel, make, push, rush, urge |
(v.)pressure
+ noun
government, sex
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The word pressure
contains the following part:
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, armature, capture, closure, composure, conjecture, debenture, denture, disclosure, displeasure, enclosure, enrapture, erasure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, indenture, juncture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, nomenclature, picture, posture, pressure, primogeniture, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, stricture, structure, superstructure, tenure, texture, torture, verdure
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