pressure
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The meaning (definition) of the word pressure
the heavy feeling of something pushing on a surface
The word pressure used in a sentence
“I feel pressure on my hands when I squeeze a ball.”
Words that mean the same as pressure (synonyms)
force
How the word pressure is said around the world
| French | pression (pres-YAWN) |
| Spanish | presión (prays-YOHN) |
| Mandarin | 压力 (yah lee) |
| Hindi | दबाव (duh-BAHV) |
| Arabic | ضغط (dahght) |
| Russian | давление (dahv-LYAY-nyee-yi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pressão (pri-SUHNUUN) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pressão (pray-SUHNUUN) |
| Japanese | 圧力 (ah-tsoo-ryoh-KOO) |
| German | Druck (druuk) |
| Urdu | دباؤ (duh-BAH-oh) |
| Punjabi | ਦਬਾਅ (duh-BAHUH) |
| Korean | 압력 (AHBR-yug) |
| Hebrew | לַחַץ (LAH-khahts) |
| Greek | πίεση (PEE-ay-see) |
| Dutch | druk (druk) |
| Tagalog | presyon (PRE-hyohn) |
| Vietnamese | áp lực (AH-urp lewky) |
| Turkish | basınç (bah-SUNCH) |
| Persian | فشار (FAY-shahr) |
| Polish | ciśnienie (cheesh-NYE-nye) |
| Ukrainian | тиск (tisk) |
| Bengali | চাপ (chahp) |
| Swedish | tryck (trewk) |
| Italian | pressione (prayss-YOH-nay) |
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