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    TURN UP THE PRESSURE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Apply great or increased pressureplay

    Example:

    The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election

    Synonyms:

    turn up the heat; turn up the pressure

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "turn up the pressure" is one way to...):

    coerce; force; hale; pressure; squeeze (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

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