1 the act of trying to make someone else do something by arguing, persuading, etc.:
Teachers are under increasing pressure to work longer hours.
[ + to infinitive ] Pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing.
The government is facing pressure from environmental activists.
The Defence Secretary resigned under pressure from the Prime Minister (= because the Prime Ministerforced him to).
She's putting pressure on him (= trying to persuade him) to get married.
formal The international community is trying to bring pressure to bear on the government (= trying to persuade them) to resolve the situation.
She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now.
Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently.
Can you work well under pressure?
the pressures of work
"These exams are the most important of all." "Oh, so no pressure then!"
Playing four forwards puts too much pressure on the defence.
2 to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do:
4 a strong, often threatening influence on an organization or person:
5 worry and fear caused by the feeling that you have too many responsibilities and cares:
6 a situation in which someone tries to make someone else do something by arguing, persuading, etc.:
The guidelines were imposed under pressure from Congress.
7 a difficult situation, or the worried feeling that such a situation can give you:
8 to put someone or something in a difficult situation, or to try and persuade or force someone to do something:
Analysts said the lack of supply would undoubtedly put pressure on prices.
If you apply pressure to a cut it's meant to stop the bleeding.
She tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint.
The vacuum inside the tube caused it to implode when the external air pressure was increased.
They are putting pressure on the government to equalize state pension ages between men and women.
Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.
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