RETREAT UNDER PRESSURE

Meaning of RETREAT UNDER PRESSURE in English

withdraw due to pressure, retreat under enemy pressure

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

PRESSURE — I Perpendicular force per unit area, or stress at a point within a confined fluid. A solid object exerts pressure …
Английский словарь Британика
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETREAT — I. rə̇.ˈtrēt, rē.ˈ-, usu -rēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English retret, from Middle French retret, retrait, from retrait, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESSURE — I. ˈpreshə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Late Latin pressura, from Latin, action …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated …
Английский словарь Webster
RETREAT — (n.) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( v. i. ) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( n. ) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — — retreatal , adj. — retreater , n. — retreative , adj. /ri treet"/ , n. 1. the forced or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RETREAT — I. ri-ˈtrēt noun Etymology: Middle English retret, from Anglo-French retrait, from past participle of retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
RETREAT — noun a special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises. 2. retreat ·noun the act of retiring …
Webster English vocab
PRESSURE — noun affliction; distress; grievance. 2. pressure ·add. ·noun electro-motive force. 3. pressure ·noun urgency; as, the pressure of business. 4. …
Webster English vocab
RETREAT — [re.treat] n [ME retret, fr. MF retrait, fr. pp. of retraire to withdraw, fr. L retrahere, fr. re- + trahere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRESSURE — in the physical sciences, the perpendicular force per unit area, or the stress at a point within a confined fluid. …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETREAT — / rɪˈtriːt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb FROM DANGER / DEFEAT 1. [ v ] to move away …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESSURE — / ˈpreʃə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WHEN STH PRESSES 1. [ U ] the force or weight …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RETREAT — I. re ‧ treat 1 /rɪˈtriːt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1 . ARMY to move away from the enemy after …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRESSURE — I. pres ‧ sure 1 S1 W1 /ˈpreʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ pressed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETREAT — v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRESSURE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RETREAT — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESSURE — n. & v. n. 1 a the exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
RETREAT — v. & n. --v. 1. a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
Oxford English vocab
PRESSURE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact …
Oxford English vocab
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( retreats, retreating, retreated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESSURE — ( pressures, pressuring, pressured) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Pressure is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RETREAT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RETREAT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a retreating army (= moving away after being defeated ) ▪ Washington's troops pursued …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRESSURE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pressure gauge ▪ He checked the pressure gauge on the oxygen cylinder. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RETREAT — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: RECEDE 1, back, fall back, retract, retrocede, retrograde Related Words: quail, recoil, shrink Antonyms: advance …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RETREAT — I. noun Synonyms: shelter 1, asylum, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, sanctuary II. verb 1. Synonyms: recede 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETREAT — I. noun 1 retreating/leaving ADJECTIVE ▪ hasty , headlong , quick , rapid ▪ I decided to beat a hasty …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNDER — See ↑ LESS 2, ↑ POSITION/RANK 6, ↑ TYPE 4, ↑ UNDER/BELOW 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ go under • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER — prep. 25B6; preposition they hid under a bush : BENEATH, below, underneath. the rent is under £250 : LESS THAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RETREAT — n. 25B6; verb the army retreated : WITHDRAW, retire, draw back, pull back/out, fall back, give way, give ground, beat …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — prep. 1 beneath, below, underneath, covered by What is under that blanket? The wreck lies a mile under the surface …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RETREAT — n. 1 retirement, withdrawal, pulling or falling or drawing back, giving ground, evacuation, flight The regiment's retreat in the face …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under the roof ≈ под крышей б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RETREAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен., тж. геол. и горн. отступление to carry out, make a retreat ≈ отступать hasty, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRESSURE — сущ. 1) давление, сжатие, стискивание She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER — under.ogg 1. ʹʌndə n 1> что-л. не отвечающее стандарту, не соответствующее установленному размеру и т. п. 2> радио- или телепрограмма, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RETREAT — retreat.ogg 1. rıʹtri:t n 1. отступление, отход to intercept the retreat - воен. отрезать путь к отступлению ( тж. перен. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRESSURE — pressure.ogg ʹpreʃə n 1. давление, надавливание; сжатие it needs a bit more pressure - надо нажать /надавить/ посильнее I felt …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRESSURE — 1) давление 2) интенсивная эксплуатация, переэксплуатация ( природных ресурсов ) 3) электродвижущая сила, эдс • pressure away — сброс давления …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PRESSURE — 1) давление 2) интенсивная эксплуатация, переэксплуатация (природных ресурсов) 3) электродвижущая сила, эдс • pressure away — сброс давления - abandonment pressure - absolute pressure - bleed pressure - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PRESSURE
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UNDER — 1. ʹʌndə n 1) что-л. не отвечающее стандарту, не соответствующее установленному размеру и т. п. 2> радио- или телепрограмма, занявшая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RETREAT — 1. rıʹtri:t n 1. отступление, отход to intercept the retreat - воен. отрезать путь к отступлению ( тж. перен. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRESSURE — n 1. давление, надавливание; сжатие it needs a bit more pressure - надо нажать /надавить/ посильнее I felt the slight …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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