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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Press \Press\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pressed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pressing.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr.
     premere, pressum, to press. Cf. Print, v.]
     1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon
        by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to
        crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to
        bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the
        ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on
        which we repose; we press substances with the hands,
        fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.
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              Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together.
                                                    --Luke vi. 38.
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     2. To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of;
        to squeeze out, or express, from something.
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              From sweet kernels pressed,
              She tempers dulcet creams.            --Milton.
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              And I took the grapes, and pressed them into
              Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
              hand.                                 --Gen. xl. 11.
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     3. To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus,
        in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press
        cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to
        press clothes.
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     4. To embrace closely; to hug.
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              Leucothoe shook at these alarms,
              And pressed Palemon closer in her arms. --Pope.
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     5. To oppress; to bear hard upon.
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              Press not a falling man too far.      --Shak.
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     6. To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or
        hunger.
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     7. To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon
        or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
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              Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the
              Jews that Jesus was Christ.           --Acts xviii.
                                                    5.
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     8. To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or
        inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as,
        to press divine truth on an audience.
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              He pressed a letter upon me within this hour.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              Be sure to press upon him every motive. --Addison.
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     9. To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard;
        as, to press a horse in a race.
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              The posts . . . went cut, being hastened and pressed
              on, by the king's commandment.        --Esther viii.
                                                    14.
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     Note: Press differs from drive and strike in usually denoting
           a slow or continued application of force; whereas drive
           and strike denote a sudden impulse of force.
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     Pressed brick. See under Brick.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pressing \Press"ing\, a.
     Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity. --
     Press"ing*ly, adv.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pressing \Press"ing\, a.
     Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity. --
     Press"ing*ly, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Press \Press\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pressed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pressing.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr.
     premere, pressum, to press. Cf. Print, v.]
     1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon
        by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to
        crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to
        bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the
        ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on
        which we repose; we press substances with the hands,
        fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.
  
              Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together.
                                                    --Luke vi. 38.
  
     2. To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of;
        to squeeze out, or express, from something.
  
              From sweet kernels pressed, She tempers dulcet
              creams.                               --Milton.
  
              And I took the grapes, and pressed them into
              Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
              hand.                                 --Gen. xl. 11.
  
     3. To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus,
        in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press
        cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to
        press clothes.
  
     4. To embrace closely; to hug.
  
              Leucothoe shook at these alarms, And pressed Palemon
              closer in her arms.                   --Pope.
  
     5. To oppress; to bear hard upon.
  
              Press not a falling man too far.      --Shak.
  
     6. To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or
        hunger.
  
     7. To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon
        or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
  
              Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the
              Jews that Jesus was Christ.           --Acts xviii.
                                                    5.
  
     8. To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or
        inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as,
        to press divine truth on an audience.
  
              He pressed a letter upon me within this hour.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              Be sure to press upon him every motive. --Addison.
  
     9. To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard;
        as, to press a horse in a race.
  
              The posts . . . went cut, being hastened and pressed
              on, by the king's commandment.        --Esther viii.
                                                    14.
  
     Note: Press differs from drive and strike in usually denoting
           a slow or continued application of force; whereas drive
           and strike denote a sudden impulse of force.
  
     Pressed brick. See under Brick.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pressing
       adj : compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of
             longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'";
             "bridges in urgent need of repair" [syn: urgent]
       n 1: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the
            button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the
            bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" [syn: press,
            pressure]
       2: a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pressing
     Γαλλικά n.
     το καθαριστήριο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pressing
     French n.
     dry cleaning shop, a dry-cleaner-'s
     Italian n.
     1 (lb it sports especially soccer) continuous and (l en pressing)
  action that does not allow the opposing team to catch one's breath,
  aiming to remove the ball from its possession
     2 (lb it figurative by extension) pressure

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pressing
     a.
     1 Needing urgent attention.
     2 (1: insistent), earnest, or persistent.
     n.
     1 The application of pressure by a press or other means.
     2 A metal or plastic part made with a press.
     3 The process of improve the appearance of clothing by improving
  creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
     4 A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the
  leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower,
  ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake.
     5 The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
     6 A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
     7 urgent insistence.
     vb.
     (present participle of en press nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pressing
     French n.
     dry cleaning shop, a dry-cleaner-'s
     Italian n.
     1 (lb it sports especially soccer) continuous and (l en pressing)
  action that does not allow the opposing team to catch one's breath,
  aiming to remove the ball from its possession
     2 (lb it figurative by extension) pressure

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pressing
     French n.
     dry cleaning shop, a dry-cleaner-'s
     Italian n.
     1 (lb it sports especially soccer) continuous and (l en pressing)
  action that does not allow the opposing team to catch one's breath,
  aiming to remove the ball from its possession
     2 (lb it figurative by extension) pressure

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pressing
     Ranska n.
     1 kuivapesu
     2 pesula

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pressing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en press ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb press)

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Pressing /pɾˈɛsɪŋ/ 
  pressing
  Sport: Taktik, bei der die gegnerische Mannschaft permanent durch unter Druck gesetzt wird, indem zum Beispiel der ballführende Spieler sofort angegriffen wird, sodass der Gegner keine Gelegenheit hat, einen Angriff vorzutragen

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  pressing /pɹˈɛsɪŋ/
  dringend

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pressing /pɹˈɛsɪŋ/
  الضغط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pressing //ˈpɹɛsɪŋ// 
  1. настоятелен
  insistent, earnest, or persistent
  2. неотложен, спешен
  needing urgent attention

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pressing /pɹˈɛsɪŋ/ 
  výlisek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pressing /pɹˈɛsɪŋ/ 
  lisování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pressing /pɹˈɛsɪŋ/ 
  naléhavý