adj
Meaning 1
Needing urgent attention.
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Standard Lemma guide
pressing
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/ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: P R EH1 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Insistent, earnest, or persistent.
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noun
Meaning 3
The application of pressure by a press or other means.
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noun
Meaning 4
A metal or plastic part made with a press.
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noun
Meaning 5
The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
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noun
Meaning 6
A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower, ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake.
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noun
Meaning 7
The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
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noun
Meaning 8
A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
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noun
Meaning 9
Urgent insistence.
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verb
Meaning 10
present participle and gerund of press
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 11
compelling immediate action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- too pressing to permit of longer delay
- the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'
- bridges in urgent need of repair
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Synonyms: urgent
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave the button a press
- he used pressure to stop the bleeding
- at the pressing of a button
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: press, pressure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: push, pushing
Narrower terms: impression, compression, compressing
noun
Meaning 13
a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: part, portion
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: спешен (spešen) — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Bulgarian: неотложен (neotložen) — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Irish: práinneach — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Italian: urgente — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Italian: imminente — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Italian: pressante — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Latin: instans — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Māori: kōhukihuki — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Persian: فوری (fovri) — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Russian: неотло́жный (neotlóžnyj) — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Spanish: apremiante — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Spanish: acuciante — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Spanish: apremiar — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Yiddish: אײַליק (aylik) — needing urgent attention — see also urgent
- Bulgarian: настоятелен (nastojatelen) — insistent, earnest, or persistent
- Italian: insistente — insistent, earnest, or persistent
- Italian: persistente — insistent, earnest, or persistent
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