Pressed - English meaning
Pressed – definitions in English dictionary
adjectivePast and past participle of press1.
adjectiveFlattened, shaped, or smoothed by the application of pressure, typically from an iron.
Usage examples:
Immaculately pressed trousers
adjectiveForced to enlist in the army or navy.
Usage examples:
The day before we sailed, a number of pressed men were brought on board
verbMove or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.
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He pressed his face to the glassverbApply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing.
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She pressed her nicest blouseverbForcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action).
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Rose did not press the pointverbRaise (a specified weight) by lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
verbTry too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy.
verbPut someone or something to a specified use, especially as a temporary or makeshift measure.
Usage examples:
She was pressed into service as an interpreterverbForce (a man) to enlist in the army or navy.
adjectiveTo be in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, space, etc.
Usage examples:
I'm a little pressed for time - could we meet later?
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Word origin
late 16th century: alteration (by association with press1) of obsolete prest ‘pay given on enlistment, enlistment by such payment’, from Old French prest ‘loan, advance pay’, based on Latin
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