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WIKTIONARY
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