to deposit something valuable as a surety for repayment of a loan or for performing something as per agreement.

to compress; to apply pressure on.

pressure - a) a pressing or being pressed; compression; squeezing; b) the pressure due to the weight; c) a condition of distress; oppression; affliction; d) a sense impression caused by or as by compression of a part of the body; e) a compelling influence; constraining force; f) a demand for immediate attention; urgency.

treatment of bodily pain or injury by the application of warm, moist substances; fomentation.

= ಒತ್ತಟ್ಟ.

the act or an instance of pressing, pushing using force.

electromotive force or difference in electrical potential, expressed in volts.

the firm flesh surrounding the alveolar parts of the jaws on the inside of the mouth and surrounding the base of the teeth; the alveolar portion of a jaw with its enveloping soft tissues; the gum.

a horrifying dream.

the act or an instance of reading.

the manner of reading.

one of the two sides of anything.