pressing

Definitions

1. 1

   Needing urgent attention.

   • “I come on business.—Private,” he added, with a glance at the man who stood looking on, “and very pressing business.”
   • The rebuilding of damaged stations is proceeding slowly, on account of the shortage of building materials and the pressing needs of housing, but steady progress is being made.
   • Argentinians support the "Malvinas" cause, which is written into the constitution. But they are also worried about pressing economic problems such as inflation, rising crime and corruption.
2. 2

   Insistent, earnest, or persistent.

   • You are very pressing, Basil, but I am afraid I must go.
   • He was pressing and persuasive.
3. 3

   The application of pressure by a press or other means.

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   1. 4

      A metal or plastic part made with a press.

   2. 5

      The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing…

      The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.

   3. 6

      A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat…

      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.

   4. 7

      The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.

   5. 8

      A phonograph record

      A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.

   6. 9

      Urgent insistence.

   7. 10

      present participle and gerund of press

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