pressing
pre sing
- n the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
at the pressing of a button - n a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
- v exert pressure or force to or upon
- v force or impel in an indicated direction
- v to be oppressive or burdensome
- v place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- v squeeze or press together
- v crowd closely
- v create by pressing
- v be urgent
This is a pressing problem - v 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
- v press from a plastic
- v make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- v press and smooth with a heated iron
- v lift weights
- v ask for or request earnestly
- s compelling immediate action
too pressing to permit of longer delay
- Kennedy would later recall how the people pressing around him at street level were wildly supportive, while some white-collar workers high up in the buildings above were making .
- Early electrical workers used it as a coating to insulate coils, and molded it into stand-alone insulators by pressing together layers of shellac-impregnated paper.
- Reflexive partisanship is poisoning our politics, preventing us from solving our most pressing problems.