when sth presses
1 [U] the force or weight with which sth presses against sth else:
The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding. * The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd.
of gas / liquid
2 [U,C] the force produced by a particular amount of gas or liquid in an enclosed space or container; 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)
seealsoBLOODPRESSURE
of atmosphere
3 [U] the force of the atmosphere on the earth's surface:
A band of high pressure is moving across the country.
seealsoATMOSPHERIC
persuasion / force
4 [U] ~ (for sth)
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is pressure a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, pressure is tagged as noun.
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