pressure-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: move or force (someone) toward a particular end

Examples:
Rumsfeld then pressured the CIA to investigate further.
An ex-lawmaker says that prosecutors pressured Johnny to plead
guilty.
Three sailors were pressured to pay for services they didn't receive.

Mappings:
VerbNet: force-59
FrameNet: Attempt_suasion
PropBank: pressure.01,pressure.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2