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in the PONS Dictionary

hard-'pressed ADJ

hard-pressed
hard-pressed

I. press <pl -es> [pres] N

1. press (push):

2. press (ironing):

3. press (instrument):

4. press (news media, newpapers):

the press + sing/pl vb

5. press (publicity):

6. press (publishing house):

II. press [pres] VB trans

1. press (push):

to press sth
to press sth into sth

2. press (flatten):

press flowers

3. press (extract juice from):

press grapes

4. press (iron):

5. press (manufacture):

press CD, record

6. press fig (urge, impel):

7. press (forcefully promote):

8. press (insist on giving):

to press sth [up]on sb gift, offer
to press sth [up]on sb gift, offer

9. press usu passive (face difficulty):

10. press LAW (bring):

podići tužbu against - protiv

III. press [pres] VB intr

1. press (push):

2. press (be urgent):

'press re·lease N

gut·ter 'press N no pl Brit pej

'print·ing press N

press pho·'tog·ra·pher N

I. 'press gang N hist

II. 'press gang VB trans

'press-but·ton ADJ N

press-button → push-button

I. 'push-but·ton ADJ (automated)

1. push-button:

II. 'push-but·ton N

'press card N

trade 'press N no pl

Present
Ipress
youpress
he/she/itpresses
wepress
youpress
theypress
Past
Ipressed
youpressed
he/she/itpressed
wepressed
youpressed
theypressed
Present Perfect
Ihavepressed
youhavepressed
he/she/ithaspressed
wehavepressed
youhavepressed
theyhavepressed
Past Perfect
Ihadpressed
youhadpressed
he/she/ithadpressed
wehadpressed
youhadpressed
theyhadpressed