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Pressure for Dummies

verb

pronunciation: 'prɛʃər

What does Pressure really mean?

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Pressure is a word that we use to describe the force or push that something exerts on another object or surface. Imagine you're blowing up a balloon really, really, REALLY big. As the air fills the balloon, it pushes against the rubber walls, creating a feeling of tightness. That's a kind of pressure! Or think about squeezing a sponge really hard. The harder you squeeze, the more pressure you apply, and the more water comes out. Pressure is like the invisible hands of an invisible giant giving a little push to things.

But pressure can also be felt when we talk about expectations or stress. Have you ever felt like there's a lot of weight on your shoulders because you have to do something perfectly? That's a kind of pressure too. It's like carrying a heavy backpack full of books and feeling like you can't catch your breath because it's weighing you down. That's the kind of feeling we get when we have pressure on us to perform well or meet certain expectations. Just like a balloon can burst if there's too much air, we can feel overwhelmed if there's too much pressure.

Pressure can also mean the influence or persuasion someone or something puts on us to make us do things. Imagine you have a friend who really wants to play a game, but you want to read a book. Your friend keeps insisting and insisting that you play instead of read. They're using pressure to try and get their way. Or think about how advertisements try to convince us to buy things we might not need. They use pressure to make us feel like we have to have that product right away.

So, pressure can mean the force or push on an object, like the air in a balloon or the weight on your shoulders, and it can also mean the influence or persuasion that someone or something uses to make us do things. It's important to understand that pressure can be physical, like the push of a balloon, or emotional, like the stress of expectations. And sometimes, it's even a combination of both!

Revised and Fact checked by David Anderson on 2023-10-28 16:07:50

Pressure In a sentece

Learn how to use Pressure inside a sentece

  • When you squeeze a balloon, you apply pressure to it.
  • When you push the pump of a bicycle tire, you add pressure to the air inside.
  • When you step on a pile of leaves, you apply pressure to them and they get squished.
  • When you put your finger on a button, you exert pressure on it to make it work.
  • When you fill a bottle with water and close it tightly, the water inside feels pressure from the tight cap.

Pressure Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

air pressure air pressure atmospheric pressure atmospheric pressure blackjack blackjack blackmail blackmail coerce coerce force force force per unit area force per unit area hale hale imperativeness imperativeness insistence insistence insistency insistency press press press press pressing pressing pressure level pressure level pressure sensation pressure sensation squeeze squeeze

Pressure Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

act upon act upon compel compel distress distress force force gas pressure gas pressure influence influence obligate obligate oblige oblige physical phenomenon physical phenomenon push push pushing pushing somaesthesia somaesthesia somatesthesia somatesthesia somatic sensation somatic sensation somesthesia somesthesia urgency urgency work work

Pressure Hyponyms

Words that are more specific than the original word.

barometric pressure barometric pressure blood pressure blood pressure bludgeon bludgeon bring oneself bring oneself compartment pressure compartment pressure compressing compressing compression compression corpuscular-radiation pressure corpuscular-radiation pressure dragoon dragoon drive drive gas pressure gas pressure head head hydrostatic head hydrostatic head impression impression instantaneous sound pressure instantaneous sound pressure intraocular pressure intraocular pressure iop iop oil pressure oil pressure osmotic pressure osmotic pressure overpressure overpressure radiation pressure radiation pressure railroad railroad sandbag sandbag sea-level pressure sea-level pressure sound pressure sound pressure squeeze for squeeze for steamroll steamroll steamroller steamroller suction suction terrorise terrorise terrorize terrorize turn up the heat turn up the heat turn up the pressure turn up the pressure vapor pressure vapor pressure vapour pressure vapour pressure