Pressing

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  • adjective. Demanding immediate attention; urgent: synonym: urgent.
  • adjective. Very earnest or insistent.
  • noun. The process or an instance of applying pressure.
  • noun. The material, such as juice or grape skins, produced by or left over after pressing.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A phonograph record or other recording made at one time.
  • noun. A group of recordings made at the same time.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Requiring instant attention or action; urgent.
  • noun. In ceramics, the process of forming vessels with plastic clay, in a mold or on a jigger, by hand.
  • noun. The act of one who presses; pressure.
  • noun. What is expressed or squeezed out; what comes from a substance under pressure, as oil, juice, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Urgent; exacting; importunate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Needing urgent attention.
  • adjective. Insistent, earnest, or persistent.
  • noun. The application of pressure by a press or other means.
  • noun. A metal or plastic part made with a press.
  • noun. The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
  • noun. A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
  • noun. Urgent insistence.
  • verb. Present participle of press.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
  • adjective. compelling immediate action
  • noun. a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
  • Word Usage
    "It is also the first step in what they call pressing the reset button."
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