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- noun
Pressure applied in one direction tocounterbalance pressure from another. - verb transitive To apply
pressure to (something) in one direction tocounterbalance pressure from another.
Etymologies
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Examples
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And I think it's going to make it much more difficult for the Clintons to continue, I think, their -- their kind of counterpressure campaign.
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So the Israelis are applying counterpressure to this dynamic, in the form of the settlements.
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Ways to decrease back pain in labor see pages 229–232: Practice the double hip squeeze, counterpressure, abdominal lift, open knee-chest position, knee press, and lunge.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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The key to a successful burp: Provide a little counterpressure under his stomach with your collarbone.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Ways to decrease back pain in labor see pages 229–232: Practice the double hip squeeze, counterpressure, abdominal lift, open knee-chest position, knee press, and lunge.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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The key to a successful burp: Provide a little counterpressure under his stomach with your collarbone.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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The key to a successful burp: Provide a little counterpressure under his stomach with your collarbone.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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The key to a successful burp: Provide a little counterpressure under his stomach with your collarbone.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Only a movement can build a counterpressure big enough to take on the vested interests -- and only you can build that movement.
Bill McKibben: Organizing The Biggest Day Of Action The World Has Ever Seen 2009
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If we want the US government to seriously pursue diplomacy, there must be serious counterpressure against sending more troops without end.
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