pressures
Meaning of pressures
noun
- continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
the gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside
- attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.
it might be possible to pressure him into resigning
she pressured her son to accept a job offer from the bank
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pressura, from press- ‘pressed’, from the verb premere (see press1).
Information about pressures
- The singular form of pressures is: pressure.
- Languages in which pressures is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of pressures
pres-sures
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- pressures is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
pressures synonyms
Meaning persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:
Meaning attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:
Meaning compel or urge (someone) to do something, especially to work hard:
Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:
Meaning have an influence on:
Meaning make (someone) do something against their will:
Meaning pressurize (someone) in order to obtain something from them:
Meaning use force insensitively when dealing with (someone or something):
Meaning harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly:
Meaning subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation:
Meaning harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to:
Meaning persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory):
Meaning repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester:
Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction:
Meaning poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object:
Meaning trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions:
Meaning intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words:
Meaning pressurize (someone) into adopting radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible means:
Meaning seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable):
Meaning force or bully (someone) to do something:
Meaning frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants:
Meaning coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning a gambling card game in which players try to acquire cards with a face value totalling 21 and no more:
Meaning rush or coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning pressure someone into doing something:
Anagrams of pressures
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