ALL meanings of stresses
stress
S s - noun stresses importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth. 1
- noun stresses Phonetics. emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a syllable or a word as a result of special effort in utterance. 1
- noun stresses Prosody. accent or emphasis on syllables in a metrical pattern; beat. 1
- noun stresses emphasis in melody, rhythm, etc.; beat. 1
- noun stresses the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain. 1
- noun stresses Mechanics. the action on a body of any system of balanced forces whereby strain or deformation results. the amount of stress, usually measured in pounds per square inch or in pascals. a load, force, or system of forces producing a strain. the internal resistance or reaction of an elastic body to the external forces applied to it. the ratio of force to area. See also strain1 (def 23), shear (def 19), torsion (def 3). 1
- noun stresses Physiology. a specific response by the body to a stimulus, as fear or pain, that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium of an organism. 1
- noun stresses physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension: Worry over his job and his wife's health put him under a great stress. Synonyms: anxiety, burden, pressure, oppression; effort, exertion, struggle, strain. 1
- noun stresses a situation, occurrence, or factor causing this: The stress of being trapped in the elevator gave him a pounding headache. 1
- noun stresses Archaic. strong or straining exertion. 1
- verb with object stresses to lay stress on; emphasize. 1
- verb with object stresses Phonetics. to pronounce (a syllable or a word) with prominent loudness: Stress the first syllable of “runner.” Stress the second word in “put up with.”. Compare accent (def 18). 1
- verb with object stresses to subject to stress or strain. 1
- verb with object stresses Mechanics. to subject to stress. 1
- verb without object stresses to experience stress or worry: Don't stress about the turkey; I promise it will be delicious. Dad is always stressing out over his job. 1