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pressed

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/pɹɛst/ English

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verb

  1. To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
  2. To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
  3. To compress, squeeze.“to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice”
  4. To clasp, hold in an embrace.

adjective

  1. Under strain or deprivation“He found himself hard pressed.”
  2. Recruited by a press gang

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