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Definition pressure in British English

pressure verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈpreʃə(r)/
1

to try to make someone do something by forcing, threatening, or persuading them in a determined way

Example

Don't be pressured into making any rash decisions.

Example

Officials had pressured her to lie about the affair.

Synonyms and related words
shanghai nag force
Definition pressure in British English