pressure

pressure
pres|sure1 W1S1 [ˈpreʃə US -ər] n
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1¦(persuade)¦
2¦(anxiety/overwork)¦
3¦(causing change)¦
4¦(weight)¦
5¦(gas/liquid)¦
6¦(weather)¦
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: pressura, from premere; PRESS2]
1.) ¦(PERSUADE)¦[U]
an attempt to persuade someone by using influence, arguments, or threats
▪ They are putting pressure on people to vote yes.
be/come under pressure to do sth
▪ The minister was under pressure to resign.
be/come under pressure from sb (to do sth)
▪ I was under pressure from my parents to become a teacher.
▪ The Labour government came under pressure from the trade unions.
pressure for
▪ Pressure for change has become urgent.
pressure on
▪ the pressure on all of us to keep slim
▪ He exerts pressure on his kids to get them to do as he wants.
▪ You must never give in to pressure .
2.) ¦(ANXIETY/OVERWORK)¦ [U and C]
a way of working or living that causes you a lot of anxiety, especially because you feel you have too many things to do
pressure of
▪ I feel I'm not able to cope well with the pressures of life.
pressure on
▪ The pressure on doctors is increasing steadily.
under pressure
▪ I'm under constant pressure at work.
▪ The pressures of work can make you ill.
▪ a high pressure job
▪ athletes who show grace under pressure (=who behave well when they are anxious)
3.) ¦(CAUSING CHANGE)¦ [U and C]
events or conditions that cause changes and affect the way a situation develops, especially in ↑economics or politics
▪ inflationary pressures
▪ Analysts expect the pound to come under pressure .
relieve/reduce pressure (on sb/sth)
▪ Slowing the arms race relieved pressure on the Soviet economic system.
▪ The 1990s brought increased economic pressure to bear on all business activities.
4.) ¦(WEIGHT)¦[U]
the force or weight that is being put on to something
pressure of
▪ The pressure of the water turns the wheel.
▪ the pressure of his hand on my arm
5.) ¦(GAS/LIQUID)¦ [U and C]
the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in a place or container
▪ The gas containers burst at high pressure .
6.) ¦(WEATHER)¦ [U and C]
a condition of the air in the Earth's ↑atmosphere, which affects the weather
high/low pressure
▪ A ridge of high pressure is building up strongly over the Atlantic.
pressure 2
pressure2 v [T]
especially AmE to try to make someone do something by making them feel it is their duty to do it
British Equivalent: pressurizepressure sb into doing sth
▪ You want to enjoy food, not to be pressured into eating the right things.
pressure sb to do sth
▪ Don't feel we are pressuring you to give what you can't afford.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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