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pressure

Noun

∙ A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
∙ A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
∙ Distress.
∙ Urgency
∙ Impression; stamp; character impressed. obsolete
∙ The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area. physics

Verb

∙ To encourage or heavily exert force or influence. transitive