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pressed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pressedadjective

    compacted by ironing

Wiktionary

  1. pressedverb

    contraction of impressed

  2. pressedadjective

    Under strain or deprivation.

Wikipedia

  1. Pressed

    Pressed is a 2011 Canadian crime drama film directed by Justin Donnelly and starring Luke Goss, Tyler Johnston, Jeffrey Ballard, and Michael Eklund. It is the debut directing project for Justin Donnelly.

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  1. pressed

    Pressed refers to applying pressure, force, or weight on something, typically in a downward direction. It could range from compacting a material, ironing clothes to making something flat or smooth, or even urging or persuading someone to do something. The term has diverse applications based on the context it is used in.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pressed

    of Press

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pressed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3345

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'pressed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4736

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pressed in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pressed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of pressed in a Sentence

  1. John Gay:

    But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.

  2. Coleman Cox:

    Keeping your clothes well pressed will keep you from looking hard pressed.

  3. Roberta Jacobson:

    As a central element of our policy, we pressed the Cuban government for improved human rights conditions, including freedom of expression.

  4. Tom Mitchell:

    Presenting a cost-benefit analysis on a hypothesis or a scenario is not something that gets ministers of finance with very pressed public budgets interested, they'd rather spend on something that brings them a bounce in terms of the votes they might win, and that tends to be focused on things like health, education and infrastructure.

  5. Noam Chomsky:

    Predatory capitalism created a complex industrial system and an advanced technology; it permitted a considerable extension of democratic practice and fostered certain liberal values, but within limits that are now being pressed and must be overcome. It is not a fit system for the mid-twentieth century.

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