- pressure
- noun1 force produced by pressingADJECTIVE▪ gentle, light▪ firm▪ downwardVERB + PRESSURE▪ apply, exert, put▪ alleviate, reduce, relieve▪
Reducing the swelling will relieve the pressure on her spine.
PRESSURE + NOUN▪ sensor▪Pressure sensors in the seats tell the system which ones aren't occupied.
2 force of a gas or liquidADJECTIVE▪ elevated, high, low▪ air, blood, water▪an instrument for measuring blood pressure
▪ atmospheric, barometric▪ tyre/tirePRESSURE + VERB▪ build up, increase, rise▪ maintain▪ ease, fallPRESSURE + NOUN▪ gauge▪ valve▪ cooker3 stressADJECTIVE▪ considerable, constant, intolerable (esp. BrE), relentless, undue, unrelenting▪ added, increased, increasing▪Retailers face added pressure to have the products available by Christmas.
▪ commercial, competitive, economic, financial, political, social▪The economic pressures on small businesses are intense.
▪ external▪His own desires conflict with external pressures to conform.
▪ downward, upward▪This puts upward pressure on prices.
VERB + PRESSURE▪ place sb under, put sb under▪ create▪When more people move into an area, that creates pressures.
▪ cope with, handle, withstand▪ escape, get away from▪It's an ideal place in which to relax and escape the pressures of modern life.
▪ alleviate, ease, reduce, relieve▪They are looking for ways to ease the pressure of their stress-filled, competitive existence.
▪ heighten, intensify▪There is a constant drive to exploit workers and intensify the pressure of work.
PRESSURE + VERB▪ build up, increasePREPOSITION▪ under pressure▪He's felt under pressure since his wife had the operation.
▪ pressure on▪There's a lot of pressure on the soldiers preparing for battle.
PHRASES▪ pressure of work▪The cruise was a welcome relief from the pressure of work.
4 attempt to persuade/influence sbADJECTIVE▪ enormous, great, intense, strong, tremendous▪There is intense pressure on her to resign.
▪ growing, increased, increasing, mounting▪ popular▪The government bowed to popular pressure and repealed the law.
▪ international▪the use of the Internet to put international pressure on authoritarian regimes
▪ peer, peer-group (esp. BrE)▪She started smoking because of peer pressure.
VERB + PRESSURE▪ bring to bear, exert, generate, place, put▪This concession would not have happened but for the pressure that was brought to bear on the authorities.
▪My parents never put any pressure on me to get a job.
▪ place sb under, put sb under▪ be brought under, be under, come under, experience, face▪Hospital staff are coming under pressure to work longer hours.
▪ heighten, intensify▪This has heightened pressure for economic sanctions against the regime.
▪ resist, withstand▪ bow to, give in to, respond to▪The editor bowed to pressure from his staff, and the article was suppressed.
PRESSURE + VERB▪ intensify, mountPRESSURE + NOUN▪ group▪ tactic▪Large companies were criticized for using pressure tactics against small suppliers.
PREPOSITION▪ under pressure▪Management is under pressure to set an example on pay restraint.
▪ pressure for▪pressure for change in the country's economy
▪ pressure from▪pressure from religious groups
▪ pressure on▪pressure on foreign diplomats
PHRASES▪ keep the pressure on sb (AmE), keep up the pressure on sb, maintain the pressure on sb▪Farmers need to keep (up) the pressure on Congress.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
