light pressure
Soft, insistent touch
Light pressure is gentle force applied to a surface—enough to make contact without pushing hard.
A massage therapist might use light pressure for sensitive areas.
In photography, light pressure on the shutter button activates focus without taking the shot.
Apply light pressure to the wound until help arrives.
- gentleSoft and kind
- softYielding to touch
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- featherBird's body covering
- brushBristled cleaning tool
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light pressureextreme pressure
crushing pressure · deep pressure · high pressure · bearing down · full force
light pressurecoercion
Pressured compliance through threats
duress · intimidation · arm-twisting · compulsion · strong-arming
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