PRESSURE


Meaning of PRESSURE in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: pres · sured ; pres · sur · ing \ ' pre-sh( ə -)ri ŋ \

Date: 1938

1 : to apply pressure to

2 : PRESSURIZE

3 : to cook in a pressure cooker

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