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Definitions for Pressured
[1] the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
[2] Physics . force per unit area. Symbol : P Compare stress(def 6) .
[3] Meteorology . atmospheric pressure.
[4] Electricity . electromotive force.
[5] the state of being pressed or compressed.
[6] harassment; oppression: the pressures of daily life.
[7] a constraining or compelling force or influence: the social pressures of city life; financial pressure.
[8] urgency, as of affairs or business: He works well under pressure.
[9] Obsolete . that which is impressed.
[10] to force (someone) toward a particular end; influence: They pressured him into accepting the contract.
[11] pressurize.
[12] the state of pressing or being pressed
[13] the exertion of force by one body on the surface of another
[14] a moral force that compels to bring pressure to bear
[15] an urgent claim or demand or series of urgent claims or demands to work under pressure
[16] a burdensome condition that is hard to bear the pressure of grief
[17] the normal force applied to a unit area of a surface, usually measured in pascals (newtons per square metre), millibars, torr, or atmospheres Symbol: p , P
[18] short for atmospheric pressure, blood pressure
[19] (tr) to constrain or compel, as by the application of moral force
[20] another word for pressurize
Words related to Pressured
pressurepress, push, constrain, compel, insist, sell, rush, drive, impel, squeeze, politick
Words nearby Pressured
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Origin of Pressured
1350–1400; Middle English (noun) < Latin pressūra. See press1, -ure
Other words from Pressured
pres·sure·less , adjective
in·ter·pres·sure , adjective
non·pres·sure , noun, adverb
su·per·pres·sure , noun, adjective
un·der·pres·sure , noun
un·pres·sured , adjective
Word origin for Pressured
C14: from Late Latin pressūra a pressing, from Latin premere to press
Synonyms for Pressured
compel, constrain, insist, press, push, drive, impel, politick, rush, sell, squeeze, come at, lean on, push around, twist arm, work over