Lewis & Short

pressūra, ae, f. [premo], a pressing, pressure (post-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit.: pressura palpebrarum, App. M. 5, p. 166, 14.
      1. 2. In partic., a pressing of wine, oil, etc.: pressura una culeos viginti implere debet, Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 317: oleum primae pressurae, Col. 12, 50.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. A pressure, burden: levare pressuram, App. M. 7, p. 195, 35.
      2. 2. A press, throng, crowd of people: nimia densitas pressurae, App. M. 3, p. 130, 9.
      3. 3. The downward pressure, fall, descent of water, Front. Aquaed. 18: aquarum, Sen. Q. N. 2, 6, 4.
      4. 4. A too heavy, too long, unnatural sleep, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1 praef.
      5. 5. That which is pressed out, juice (poet.): Corycii pressura croci, sic, etc., Luc. 9, 809.
  2. II. Trop., oppression, affliction, distress (eccl. Lat.): pressuram persecutionemque perferre, Tert. ad Uxor. 1, 5; Lact. 5, 22, 17; 4, 26, 19; Vulg. 2 Cor. 1, 4.