pressed
IPA: prˈɛst
adjective
- Under strain or deprivation.
- (Internet slang) Upset, bothered.
- (nautical) Recruited by a press gang.
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Examples of "pressed" in Sentences
- Someone pressed the button.
- It is pressed with the left forefinger.
- The man pressed on the compression button.
- This protuberance is then pressed with the thumb.
- I would like to hear McCain pressed on Afghanistan.
- Martin pressed the heels of his palms against his eyes.
- She caught Saxon's free hand, and Saxon felt a small hot coin pressed into it.
- The label pressed 10,000 copies of the band's full-length 2004 debut "Funeral."
- The unanimous Court stated: The argument is again pressed upon us that these cases were wrongly decided.
- The students, dressed in pressed navy uniforms, are finishing a freshly prepared lunch that includes organic vegetables.
- The head of the United Nations has again pressed Burma's military government to release political prisoners to ensure credibility for its elections next month.
- Along with mold, common culprits include second-hand smoke, pet dander, dust mites, emissions from household cleaners and furniture made of certain pressed wood-products, and nitrogen dioxide (a byproduct of indoor fuel-burning appliances).