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pressure
Noun
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In science, pressure is force applied over an area.
It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.
He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.
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If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.
She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.
pressure
Verb
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When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.
Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."
His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.
cycle
Noun
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A cycle is a number of regular things that happen again and again.
Right now we are in an upward-moving part of the business cycle.
Although women's monthly cycles vary in length from person to person, the average length is about 28 days.
Most car engines have a 4-part cycle.
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A cycle is a short way of saying bicycle or motorcycle.
cycle
Verb
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If you cycle somewhere, you go there by bicycle or motorcycle.
The rain was falling harder than ever as I cycled home down the Banbury Road.
It took me less than 7 minutes to cycle the whole trail.
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If you cycle a machine, you run it through one cycle.
The test will cycle the computer through ten start ups.