PRESSURE POINT Definition & Meaning

pressure point

noun

a point on the skin that is extremely sensitive to pressure because of the presence of pressure-sensing organs.
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.
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

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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pressure point¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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So this latest row over Irish-language signage at Belfast Central Station has added another pressure point.

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But his efforts to exploit Ukraine's pressure point – withholding aid and information - appear to have produced the intended result.

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Food became a pressure point in our relationship.

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Once England halted the Springboks maul at Twickenham in the autumn of 2018, Erasmus called for change at the set-piece after he felt his side lacked a pressure point against opposition.

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But that’s not the only pressure point between Trump and transatlantic partners.

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