pressure: Meaning and Definition of

pres•sure

1. the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
2. force per unit area. Symbol: P Cf.(def. 6).
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5. the state of being pressed or compressed.
6. harassment; oppression: the pressures of daily life.
7. a constraining or compelling force or influence: the social pressures of city life; financial pressure.
8. urgency, as of affairs or business: He works well under pressure.
9. that which is impressed.

1. to force (someone) toward a particular end; influence: They pressured him into accepting the contract.
2. pressurize.