Clues for the word "PRESSURE"

We've had 32 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 26 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on October 12, 2025.

Definition of pressure

n. - The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.
n. - A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
n. - Affliction; distress; grievance.
n. - Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
n. - Impression; stamp; character impressed.
n. - The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area.