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pressed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pɹɛst/
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  • rhymes with -ɛst
  • CMU ARPABET: P R EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Under strain or deprivation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemy's intentions than it was about the enemy's capabilities.
  • He found himself hard pressed.

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Upset, bothered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Recruited by a press gang.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of press

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

compacted by ironing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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