All full court press synonyms
full court press
F f noun full court press
- undertaking β the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- aim β If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- struggle β to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- venture β an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- effort β exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
- tension β the act of stretching or straining.
- stress β importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- hardship β a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- weight β the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- constraint β A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- power β a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- strain β to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- heat β the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- burden β If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- adversity β an unfortunate event or incident
- whirl β to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- shot β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- toil β Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
- fling β to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- header β the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- labor β productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- trial β German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
- stab β to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
- push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- travail β painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- whack β to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- striving β to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- load β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- requirement β that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- clout β If you clout someone, you hit them.
- hassle β a disorderly dispute.
- affliction β An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
- coercion β Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
- discipline β training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- misfortune β adverse fortune; bad luck.
- persuasion β the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- sway β to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- duress β compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
- crunch β If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
- drag β drag and drop
- confinement β Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
- necessity β something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.