To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
To emphasise (words in speaking).
To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
A suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound, word or word group by means of of loudness, duration or pitch; phonological prominence.
distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
The suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound by means of of loudness and/or duration; phonological prominence phonetically achieved by means of dynamics as distinct from pitch.