Pressure meaning in English

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Definition

the pressure: the urgent demands; the stress; the "heat" (figurative) noun
Santa was under a great deal of pressure trying to deliver all those presents in one night.
to pressure: to force, to encourage someone to do something verb
They're trying to pressure me into signing the contract, but I don't want to.
  • "There is a great deal of pressure for American companies to adhere to International Human Rights Standards."
  • "There is a great deal of pressure for American companies to adhere to international human rights standards."
  • "I'm being pressured by my colleagues at City Hall to ignore those applications and simply build some government offices..."

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