Word

pressure, v.
(pressured, pressures, pressuring)
freq. cnt. 1

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

coerce force hale pressure squeeze

sample sentences

"She forced him to take a job in the city"
"He squeezed her for information"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

force force

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coercive coercion coercion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pressure pressure

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

squeeze

semantic pointers

cause

act, move

hypernym

compel, oblige, obligate

hyponym

turn up the heat, turn up the pressure drive bludgeon steamroller, steamroll squeeze for dragoon, sandbag, railroad terrorize, terrorise bring oneself

exert pressure on someone through threats
<verb.social>

blackjack blackmail pressure

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blackmail blackmailer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pressure pressure

semantic pointers

hypernym

influence, act upon, work