pressing

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Synonyms: dressing, prossing, blessing, pleasing, caressing, preening, depressing, passing, crossing, pressive, processing

Antonyms: dressing, prossing, blessing, pleasing, caressing, preening, depressing, passing, crossing, pressive, processing

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Adjective

1. Needing [[urgent]] [[attention]].
2. {{cap|insistent}}, [[earnest]], or [[persistent]].

Noun

1. The application of [[pressure]] by a [[press]] or other means.
2. A [[metal]] or [[plastic]] part made with a press.
3. The process of [[improve|improving]] the appearance of [[clothing]] by improving [[crease]]s and removing wrinkles with a press or an [[iron]].
4. 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.
5. The [[extraction]] of [[juice]] from [[fruit]] using a press.
6. A [[phonograph]] [[record]]; a number of records pressed at the same time.
7. [[urgent|Urgent]] [[insistence]].
8. {{lb|en|soccer}} A tactic of defending players moving forward towards the ball, rather than remaining in position near their goal.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|press||ing-form}}

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