Giue, and it shall bee giuen vnto you, good measure, preassed downe, and shaken together, and running ouer, shall men giue into your bosome: for with the same measure that ye mete withall, it shall bee measured to you againe.
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Press down
Synonyms for "press down" (74 found)
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11 entriesapplied downward pressurebutton pressdirect pressuredownward forcedownward pressurefirm pressuregentle pressurehydraulic pressuremeasured downward pressuresustained downward pressuresustained pressure
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4 entriespress downspressed downpresses downpressing down
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You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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Or, as the same poet goes on, "when awful old age pressed down upon him, she put him away in an inner room of the house and shut the shining doors".
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Time is pressing down on us, fastening each moment to the railroad of our lives.
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