📒 the act of trying to persuade or to force somebody to do something
- pressure for something The pressure for change continued to mount.
- pressure on somebody We are determined to keep up the pressure on the other member states.
- pressure on somebody to do something There is intense pressure on her to resign.
📒 difficulties and worries that are caused by the need to achieve or to behave in a particular way
- You need to be able to handle pressure in this job.
- pressure of something She was unable to attend because of the pressure of work.
- How can anyone enjoy the pressures of city life?
📒 the force or weight with which something presses against something else
- The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding.
- The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd.
- Last year he had brain surgery to relieve pressure from a blood clot.
📒 the force produced by a particular amount of gas or liquid in a container or a limited space; the amount of this
- air/water pressure
- Check the tyre pressure (= the amount of air in a tyre) regularly.
- a pressure gauge (= an instrument used for measuring the pressure of a liquid or a gas)
📒 the effect that something has on the way a situation develops, especially when this causes problems
- This puts upward pressure on prices.
- The high unemployment rate was exerting downward pressure on wage growth.
- These measures are intended to relieve the pressure on the prison system.
📒 the force of the atmosphere on the earth’s surface
- A band of high/low pressure is moving across the country.
📒 to force or to try to persuade somebody to do something
- Advertisements put pressure on girls to be thin.
- My parents never put any pressure on me to get a job.
- Her family put great pressure on her not to marry him.
📒 if a liquid or a gas is kept under pressure, it is forced into a container so that when the container is opened, the liquid or gas escapes quickly
- Draught beer is pumped out of the barrel under pressure.
📒 being forced to do something
- The director is under increasing pressure to resign.
- Hospital staff are coming under pressure to work longer hours.
- The pound came under pressure from foreign currencies today, increasing the chances of a rise in interest rates.
📒 made to feel anxious about something you have to do
- The team performs well under pressure.
- He's felt under pressure since his wife had the operation.