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Definition of pressure : Electro- motive force.

Synonyms:

squash, force, embrace, mass, wardrobe, humiliation, blackmail, jam, squelch, urging, strength, trouble, stuff, printing press, squeeze, ram, drag, wedge, pressing, burden, shove, release, repression, twinge, assistance, restraint, shear, military press, rack, oppression, insistence, constrict, cart, compact, violence, extort, public press, mash, urgency, insistency, requirement, pressure sensation, gouge, confinement, wring, force per unit area, pressure level, closet, unnaturalness, pinch, load, bosom, insisting, weight, encouragement, hardship, constraint, blackjack, air pressure, demand, necessity, storm, attack, persuasion, thrust, misfortune, draw, relief, affliction, encumbrance, hale, discipline, contract, strain, aid, tension, mechanical press, hug, atmospheric pressure, compress, crush, imperativeness, tweet, haul, twitch, instancy

cause, coerce, nag, dragoon, dictate, foment, bulldoze, goad, hijack, propel, urge, impel, daunt, press, incite, drive, stimulate, compel, intimidate, oblige, push, spark, stress, mandate, browbeat, galvanize, bully

seniority, lead, control, affect, authority, empower, bias, supremacy, pull, predominance, predominate, motivate, influence, sway, mastery, rank, authorize, rule, master, prejudice, power, motivation, importance, command

obligation, incitement, propulsion, stimulation, duress, intimidation, compulsion, coercion

Usage examples:

• Coming from you, what does such pressure mean? - "The Eustace Diamonds", Anthony Trollope.
• I should have told you, but did not suppose you could leave for a moment, knowing the pressure of your business. - "Dawn", Mrs. Harriet A. Adams.
• There is great pressure developed ... - "The Finding of Haldgren", Charles Willard Diffin.