English synonyms about - contact  

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

pressure

noun

1 pressure

The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit):
— The compressed gas exerts an increased pressure.

synonyms: force per unit area, pressure level.

Roget 824: excitation of feeling; mental excitement; suscitation, galvanism, stimulation, piquance, piquancy, provocation, inspiration, calling forth, infection; animation, agitation, perturbation; ... show more

Roget 735: adversity, evil etc. 619; failure etc. 732; bad luck, ill luck, evil luck, adverse luck, hard fortune, hard hap, hard luck, ... show more

Roget 642: importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness.    import, significance, concern; emphasis, interest.    greatness etc. ... show more

Roget 319: gravity, gravitation; weight; heaviness etc. adj.; specific gravity; pondorosity, pressure, load; burden, burthen; ballast, counterpoise; ... show more

Roget 157: power; potency, potentiality; jiva; puissance, might, force, energy etc. 171; dint; right hand, right arm; ... show more

Roget 175: influence; importance etc. 642; weight, pressure, preponderance, prevalence, sway; predominance, predominancy; ascendency; dominance, reign; ... show more

Dutch: belasting, druk
Polish: ciśnienie

2 pressure

A force that compels.

3 pressure

The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure:
— He used pressure to stop the bleeding.

synonyms: press, pressing.

4 pressure

The state of demanding notice or attention.

synonyms: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press.

Polish: imperatywność

5 pressure

The somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin:
— The sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal.

synonym: pressure sensation.

6 pressure

An oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress.

7 pressure

The pressure exerted by the atmosphere.

synonyms: air pressure, atmospheric pressure.

Dutch: kwikdruk, luchtdruk, pressie
Polish: ciśnienie atmosferyczne

verb

1 pressure

To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means.

synonyms: coerce, force, hale, squeeze.

Dutch: dwingen, forceren, knijpen

2 pressure

Exert pressure on someone through threats.

synonyms: blackjack, blackmail.


Moby thesaurus: abetment, adverse circumstances, adversity, advocate, affliction, aggravation, albatross, annoyance, apply pressure, argumentum baculinum, ascendancy, authority, bale, bear against, bear down on, bear down upon, bear hard upon, bearing, beset, besiege ... show more.

Find more on pressure elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.

debug info: 0.0704