Pressure Definition

prĕshər
pressured, pressures, pressuring
noun
pressures
The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression.
American Heritage
Atmospheric pressure.
American Heritage
A sense impression caused by or as by compression of a part of the body.
Webster's New World
A pressing or being pressed; compression; squeezing.
Webster's New World
Force per unit of area.
Webster's New World
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verb
pressured, pressures, pressuring
To exert pressure, or compelling influence, on.
Webster's New World
To pressurize.
American Heritage

Pressurize.

Webster's New World
To pressure-cook.
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Other Word Forms of Pressure

Noun

Singular:
pressure
Plural:
pressures

Origin of Pressure

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin pressūra from pressus past participle of premere to press per-4 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French, from Latin pressūra.

    From Wiktionary

Pressure Sentence Examples

  • Let me put pressure on it.

  • She felt the pressure of a cup against her lips.

  • They'll keep the pressure on the authorities when any of these cases get out of the public eye.

  • The closer they drew, the more intense the pressure, and the more unstable they became.

  • He put pressure on his injured leg with a grimace but gestured towards the unconscious soldier hanging between two others.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRE

Words Ending With

EREURE

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pressure

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PR & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With RE

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With E