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II . press [pres] VB trans

2. press (iron):

3. press album, disk:

press agency N publ

press conference N publ

press office N

press officer N

press release N publ

press-up N Brit SPORTS

printing press N

stop press N publ

Usage examples with pressed

to be pressed for time/money

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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When it ferments/ smells after two days, it is pressed with a ladle.
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Tactile feedback is provided by having the whole pad depress several millimeters when pressed.
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The boneshaker also had a brake a metal lever that pressed a wooden pad against the rear wheel.
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She was asleep on a mattress in a playpen with her sweaty, tear-streaked face pressed against the bars, snoring.
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A man was then seen a short time later in the downstairs bar by the night porter who pressed the panic alarm.
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The results of the mission were meagre and the home organisation repeatedly pressed for its closure.
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Never settling for any one achievement, he pressed on in a continual pursuit of new directions.
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With the floor lever in either the mid position or fully forward and the pedal pressed and held forward the car entered low gear.
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This was also pressed by her fathers untimely death.
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He was immediately proclaimed king by his supporters, who pressed him to return to absolutism.
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