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Pressing

adjective

1.

Compelling immediate action. Synonym: urgent. "The urgent words 'Hurry! Hurry!'" , "Bridges in urgent need of repair"

noun

1.

The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure. Synonyms: press, pressure. "He used pressure to stop the bleeding" , "At the pressing of a button"

2.

A metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press.

Press

verb

(past & past part. pressed; pres. part. pressing)

1.

Exert pressure or force to or upon. "Press your thumb on this spot"

2.

Force or impel in an indicated direction. Synonyms: exhort, urge, urge on.

3.

To be oppressive or burdensome. Synonym: weigh. "Something pressed on his mind"

4.

Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.

5.

Squeeze or press together. Synonyms: compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze. "The spasm contracted the muscle"

6.

Crowd closely.

7.

Create by pressing.

8.

Be urgent.

9.

Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for. Synonyms: agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, push. "She is crusading for women's rights" , "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

10.

Press from a plastic. Synonym: press out.

11.

Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. Synonym: push.

12.

Press and smooth with a heated iron. Synonyms: iron, iron out. "She stood there ironing"

13.

Lift weights. Synonyms: weight-lift, weightlift.

14.

Ask for or request earnestly. Synonyms: adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat.

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... onto the barge and they rowed back. All the while as they rowed the man, whom Simeon called Vassili Andreich, stood motionless, pressing his thick lips tight and staring in front of him. When the driver craved leave to smoke in his presence, he answered nothing, as if he did not hear. And Simeon hung over the rudder and looked at him ...

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... in the sight of Heaven," he said solemnly, looking upwards. "We are bound by higher laws than those of earth." As he spoke the girl slipped behind me and caught me by the other hand, pressing it as though beseeching my protection. "Give me up my wife, sir," he went on. "Let me take ...

— The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales • Arthur Conan Doyle

... his left it was covered by scrubby oaks. While moving down the road in the morning with much circumspection, Col. Lee in advance met a party which covered another that was foraging. Several of these were killed, and their captain and forty men taken. Pressing forward, Lee soon met another party, with whom another action commenced, and he requested the support of artillery to counteract that of the enemy, which had now opened. Two field pieces were quickly brought up by Capt. Gaines, and began ...

— A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion • William Dobein James

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