Pressed

//pɹɛst// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of press form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
Under strain or deprivation.
"The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemy's intentions than it was about the enemy's capabilities."
2
Upset, bothered. Internet
"She did what she always does: laid out a trap, and the well-intended took the bait. Like clockwork. Why do we stay so pressed instead of just ignoring her?"
3
Recruited by a press gang.
"The most obvious source for tracking pressed men is the muster books of the individual ships, for these encompass those impressed both afloat and ashore. Yet the muster books are notoriously uneven in quality as an historical source."

Adjective

1
compacted by ironing wordnet

Synonyms

crowded double quick double time hard pressed hurried ironed

Example

"The woman pressed the baby to her."

Related phrases

cold-pressed hard-pressed hot-pressed pressed duck pressed for time pressed glass pressed ham pressed rice press gang

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