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How to sign: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
"the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure";
Similiar / Same: pressure level, force per unit area
Categories: physical phenomenon
Within this category: blood pressure, gas pressure, head, hydrostatic head, intraocular pressure, oil pressure, osmotic pressure, radiation pressure, sound pressure, suction, vapor pressure
How to sign: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
"He squeezed her for information";
Similiar / Same: coerce, hale, force, squeeze
Categories: compel, obligate, oblige
Within this category: bludgeon, bring oneself, dragoon, drive, squeeze for, steamroller, terrorize, turn up the heat
