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Requiring quick or immediate action or attention
“The finance ministers do not have any immediately pressing issues to discuss, unlike at some meetings in the past.”
Very important or essential in nature
“I'm sorry, but I have a pressing engagement to attend, and so I must leave.”
Expressing something strongly or persistently
“It is unusual in our time to hear or read someone declare that conscience tells them to change their strongest beliefs and sacrifice their most pressing desires.”
Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort
Relating to or existing at the present time
Dangerous or perilous in nature
Incapable of being satisfied or appeased
Of or relating to current affairs (of interest)
Of or relating to compression
Strict or exacting in standards
Characterized by causing hardships or problems
The action of provoking unlawful or untoward behavior
The fact or quality of demanding or urging that something is the case or should be done
The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted
The act of physically lowering something
The act of inflicting or forcing something (typically undesirable) on someone
The production of something by pressing it out
An earnest or demanding quality in one's requests
To be forcing one's way through
“I try to press through the crowd to reach him, but as usual, I'm too small.”
Present participle for to move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force
“Use a squeegee to press the sticker down flat firmly.”
Present participle for to compress, crush or squeeze something, altering its shape in the process
“Again, we press the items into big bales. Only the things that can not be pressed, such as shoes, bags, etc. are packed in sacks with a weight of 18-20 kg.”
Present participle for to crush into a soft, wet, shapeless, and pulpy mass
“Peel and grate the ginger, then press through a sieve to extract the juice.”
Present participle for to flatten or smooth out by applying pressure or heat
“She teaches them to iron a shirt in three minutes and how to press a pair of trousers.”
Present participle for to force items into a compressed space
“I would continue to press the mass of clothing into the suitcase until I was finally able to close it.”
Present participle for to crowd or gather together
“In inclement weather, the crowd would press together in the small monastic chapel, overflowing into the foyer and dining room.”
Present participle for to hold close (within one's arms)
“She could only shed tears, and press her child to her bosom, while she lifted up her eyes to Heaven in thankfulness for its preservation.”
Present participle for to squeeze someone or something with one's hand
“She hugged him about his broad shoulders, and he pressed her hand affectionately.”
Present participle for to plead or put forward strongly
“They courageously continued to press their case for equal rights despite how futile the situation looked.”
Present participle for to ask for something, especially earnestly or forcefully
“He continued to press for a Royal Commission to investigate the finances of each institution.”
Present participle for to effectively force (someone) to do something
“The company would press their workers into accepting new contracts.”
Present participle for to emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of
“The problem of social inequality arises because of such macro-level forces, which press the need for postsecondary education.”
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