Definition of Pressed
Adjective: pressed prest
- Compacted by ironing
- Exert pressure or force to or upon
"He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
- Force or impel in an indicated direction
"I pressed him to finish his studies";
- urge, urge on, exhort
- To be oppressive or burdensome
"Something pressed on his mind";
- weigh
- Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
"pressed flowers"
- Bring together or compress
"she pressed her lips";
- compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract
- Crowd closely
"The crowds pressed along the street"
- Create by pressing
"Press little holes into the soft clay"
- Be urgent
"This is a pressing problem"
- Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
"She is pressing for women's rights";
- crusade, fight, campaign, push, agitate
- Make from plastic by moulding or to a shape or pattern
"press a record";
- press out
- Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
"'Now press hard,' said the doctor to the woman";
- push
- Apply pressure and smooth with a heated iron
"press your shirts";
- iron, iron out
- Lift weights
"This guy can press 300 pounds";
- weight-lift, weightlift
- Ask for or request earnestly
- bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, conjure
Anagrams containing the word pressed