Definitions
1.verbTo apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
2.verbTo apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
3.verbTo suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
4.verbTo emphasise (a syllable of a word)."“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second."
5.verbTo emphasise (words in speaking).
6.verbTo emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion."I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence."