pressure

Definition

Examples

Many employees feel pressure when deadlines are close and tasks pile up.

Word Family

Synonyms

• stressthe relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
• strain(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
• urgencythe state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

Collocations

• Easy check tire air pressure
  to check tire air pressure, meaning to examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
• Medium work well under deadline pressure
  to work well under deadline pressure, meaning to exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
• Hard bow to relentless shareholder regulatory pressure
  to bow to relentless shareholder regulatory pressure, meaning to bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
• Very Hard withstand intense downward market pricing pressures
  to withstand intense downward market pricing pressures, meaning to resist or confront with resistance