I
n.
1) to exert, place, put ~ on smb.
2) to bring ~ to bear on smb.
3) to build up, increase (the) ~
4) to feel ~
5) to ease, relieve (the) ~
6) to face; resist ~ (to resist ~ from extremist groups)
7) inexorable, intense, maximum, relentless, strong, unrelieved ~
8) financial; outside; parental; peer; population; public ~ (to resist public ~)
9) air; blood; oil; water ~
10) ( esp. meteorology) atmospheric; barometric; high; low ~
11) ~ builds up, increases, rises; eases, falls
12) ~ for (~ for tax reform)
13) ~ from (to face inexorable ~ from the media)
14) under ~ (under relentless ~)
II
v. ( AE )
1) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
2) ( H ) to ~ smb. to do smt.