to stress
4
3.4
- verb
- /strɛs/
:
poner a prueba
- However, the meeting has also stressed resolving the issue of budget and unity government formation in a package.
It's going to stress the acrylic too much like this is.
- It's going to stress the acrylic too much like this is.
- And so we want to make sure that we don't stress these these plants out.
- I mean, you cannot grow a muscle without stressing it.
- So it's like, so you should always be stress testing the memory system.
- Is there an equivalent thing in Swift that really stress tested the community?
- But there's definitely been because lots of this stuff can sound fantastic, but never actually get stress tested in the real world.
- Where all, they're just a stress testing my assumptions and things like that.
Examples
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We need some way to stress test our Senate candidates without providing ammo to the other side.
Blog text (8) -
And to the extent that we could do that, we become we're stress testing our own ideas.
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Question for you on stress testing your own thinking.
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And just to kind of round out the stress testing of your data here.
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You have to stress the Organism to find them then.
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And so we want to make sure that we don't stress these these plants out.
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Incidentally, those are also the games they ought to use to stress-test controllers.
Blog text (29) -
The long hours at work began to stress her patience, making it hard to focus on her tasks.
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He did his best to avoid situations that would stress his team during the busy project.
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Financial troubles can stress a person's ability to maintain a balanced life.
Synonyms
∞
2.6
To cause someone to feel tired or lose patience
87
4.2
To use a lot of effort to do something difficult
7
5.1
Make a person or thing work as hard as possible until they cannot keep going
2
3.9
To put something under heavy load to see how it works
1
7.2
Use all your energy and take big risks to test your skill
Antonyms
Idioms
24
2.8
People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening
Phrasal Verbs
3
3.2
To use activities like exercise or talking to someone that reduce stress and help you feel calmer
2
3.2
Stay away from things that make you feel nervous or worried to protect your health
Compounds
- Specialized
8
4.4
A test that checks how something works under pressure or bad conditions
- Specialized
5
4.6
A small crack in a bone caused by doing the same movement again and again
- Specialized
2
4.4
A long-lasting problem in the mind after a very frightening event that causes flashbacks, strong fear, and avoidance of reminders
- Specialized
1
5.8
A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly
- Specialized
1
6.2
Leak urine during actions that put pressure on the bladder, like coughing, laughing, or lifting
- Specialized
Force inside a material that acts on each small part because of outside forces
- Specialized
Emphasis on some words or syllables in speech that changes rhythm and meaning
- Specialized
Emphasis on one syllable when you say a word with more than one syllable
How Stressful
88
3.9
12
5.9
4
3.4
65
5.8
149
4.2
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stress comes from old French estresse and Latin stringere 'to draw tight', a root about pressure and strain. So to stress someone or something is to put pressure on them to test their strength, patience, or ability.