n. 25B6; noun
a confined gas exerts a constant pressure : PHYSICAL FORCE, load, stress, thrust; compression, weight.
they put pressure on us to borrow money : COERCION, force, compulsion, constraint, duress; pestering, harassment, nagging, badgering, intimidation, arm-twisting, pressurization, persuasion.
she had a lot of pressure from work : STRAIN, stress, tension, trouble, difficulty; informal hassle.
25B6; verb they pressured him into resigning. : See pressurize .