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pressure point

noun

  1. a point on the skin that is extremely sensitive to pressure because of the presence of pressure-sensing organs.
  2. a point on the body where relatively slight pressure serves to press an artery lying close to the surface against underlying bony tissue, so as to arrest the flow of blood into a part.
  3. a sensitive, crucial area or issue against which concerted persuasion or pressure tactics can be wielded to produce a desired result:

    Lobbyists attempt to find the pressure points of government.



pressure point

noun

  1. any of several points on the body above an artery that, when firmly pressed, will control bleeding from the artery at a point farther away from the heart


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pressure point1

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

Memory foam gently lifts the body, which relieves common pressure points and leads to a longer, healthier rest.

Foam rollerAs you run your sore body across the 13-inch-long TriggerPoint Grid, you can choose among geometric textures that replicate the long strokes or focused pressure points of a therapist’s hands and fingers.

Most sunglasses rely on tight sidearms to keep them snug against your face, but they can cause annoying pressure points behind your ears, which can turn into headaches if you wear them for too long.

Memory foam works by evenly supporting and distributing weight, which relieves stiffness in joints and pressure points.

Flat and thin, they were not doing the circulation in my legs any favors, serving as pressure points when my weight should’ve been spread more evenly.

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Evans used a “pressure point control technique,” one of the officers testified in his deposition.

There is no similar pressure point today that would make Republicans accept more revenues.

And the right pressure point on North Korea is not found on the Korean peninsula at all.

From a policy perspective, this is the next battleground, the pressure point of resistance for the hard-shell ideologues.

Stockman, who gets airsick when buffeted by the winds, has pressure-point wristbands and a patch on her neck to combat the nausea.

The battlefield of the future will encompass every pressure point that controls or influences the elements of the battle.

We cannot discriminate the one pressure point from the other.

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