pressure point
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point
Types & categories
- point hypernym
Parts & wholes
- body part holonym
Sense 2 noun
where problems or difficulties are likely to occur
a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit
Types & categories
- trouble hypernym
Sense 3 noun
an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure
you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu
Types & categories
- region hypernym
Parts & wholes
- skin part holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | body |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | point |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | trouble |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | skin |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | region |