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    [Verb]  | "press" 


    1: to act upon through steady pushing or thrusting force exerted in contact : squeeze

    2: assail, harass

    3: afflict, oppress

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French presser, from Latin pressare, frequentative of premere to press; probably akin to Russian naperet' to press;

    [Verb]  | "press" 


    1: to force into service especially in an army or navy : impress

    2: to take by authority especially for public use : commandeer

    3: to take and force into any usually emergency service

    Origin: 1542 ;

     Alteration of obsolete prest to enlist by giving pay in advance;

    [Verb]  | "cold-press" | \ ˈkōld-ˌpres \


    1: to press without applying heat from an external source; also : to extract (oil) by cold-pressing

    Origin: 1799 ;

    [Verb]  | "re-press" | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈpres \


    1: to press again

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "pressed for time" 


    1: not having much time left to do what one needs to do

    [Adjective]  | "hard-pressed" | \ ˈhärd-ˈprest \


    1: hard put; also : being under financial strain

    Origin: 1707 ;

    [Noun]  | "bench press" 


    1: a lift or exercise in which a weight is raised by extending the arms upward while lying on a bench

    Origin: 1953 ;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "press for" 


    1: to make a demand for (something)

    [Phrasal verb]  | "press on" 


    1: to continue moving forward in a forceful or steady way

    2: to continue to do something especially in a determined way

    [Adjective]  | "pressed" 


    [Adjective]  | "hard-pressed" 


    1: faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do;


      * e.g., " ... they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument "



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    [Verb]  | "pressed" 


    1: to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right;


      * e.g., " ... the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car "



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    [Verb]  | "pressed" 


    1: to push steadily against with some force;


      * e.g., " ... an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard "




    2: to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of;


      * e.g., " ... my family will only drink juice from freshly pressed oranges "



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    3: to gather into a closely packed group;


      * e.g., " ... everyone pressed around me to see the pictures "



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    [Verb]  | "press" 


    1: to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right;


      * e.g., " ... the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car "



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    [Verb]  | "press" 


    1: to push steadily against with some force;


      * e.g., " ... an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard "




    2: to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of;


      * e.g., " ... my family will only drink juice from freshly pressed oranges "



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    3: to gather into a closely packed group;


      * e.g., " ... everyone pressed around me to see the pictures "



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    [Verb]  | "press (for)" 


    1: to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority;


      * e.g., " ... workers pressing for higher wages and better working conditions "



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     [ "pressed" ]

    1: Stressed, Upset, Annoyed, Bothered. If you find something pressing you aren’t about that life. You are bothered by it.

      * e.g.,  ... Dona Tella was Pressed about the long line at the bar and the price of the drinks 

     [ "pressed" ]

    1: Obsessed or attuned to a particular thing, idea, or person to an unseemly degree. Always used in the pejorative.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn, he's pressed for some soda! 

     [ "pressed" ]

    2: Seems to have originated in the Mid-Atlantic region (probably Southeast D.C.).

      * e.g.,  ... He called you 23 times last night? He is pressed. 

     [ "pressed" ]

    1: In stan-war related lingo, to be pressed means to be obsessed with knocking down an artist's success to the point everyone knows how ridiculous and unfounded your claims are, making you look foolish, uneducated, illiterate, delusional, etc. Pressed stans usually appear to be mentioning artists they hate in unrelated threads about other artists, starting stan wars around them for no reason. They live and breathe the artists they claim to hate. Usually used in combinations such as "you pressed as hell" and "you appear to be pressed. it's okay, i'd be mad too"

      * e.g.,  ... gay 1: "IX is a flop album, it didn't sell shit bwahaha. beyawnce is over" 

     [ "pressed" ]

    1: Adjective descriptive of someone being "all over it"

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, that nigga is pressed for that girl. 

     [ "pressed" ]

    1: Bein extremely obsessed over somethin to the point where it gets annoyin

      * e.g.,  ... She was too fuckin pressed when da nigga she liked asked her out 

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    1: Derived from either "pressed for time" or "hard pressed"... it basically means you're obsessed or desperately in love with somebody.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, he's so pressed for her. 

     [ "pressed" ]

    1: poked, shagged, boned, penertrated, fucked

      * e.g.,  ... Don't take it out on me cuz your girl got pressed by a next man 

     [ "pressed" ]

    1: To get one's shit pushed up.

      * e.g.,  ... He got pressed by the whole gang in the prison shower. 

     [ "pressed" ]

    1: To be dressed to impress, clean and fresh clothing.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo cuz I'm pressed, got a pocket full of dough, and I'm ready to hit da club!" 

     [ "pressed" ]

    1: to pressure a member of the opposite sex or same sex for reasons of sexual favors.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, i pressed that hoe sally. She put out like a loose slot in vegas. 

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