pressing

Plural: pressings

Noun

• The action of applying pressure or an instance of stamping.
• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
  • "at the pressing of a button"
• a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
• The application of pressure by a press or other means.
• A metal or plastic part made with a press.
• The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
• 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.
• The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
• A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
• Urgent insistence.

Verb

• exert pressure or force to or upon
• force or impel in an indicated direction
• to be oppressive or burdensome; ,
• place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
• squeeze or press together
• crowd closely
• create by pressing
• be urgent
  • "This is a pressing problem"
• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
• press from a plastic
• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
• press and smooth with a heated iron
• lift weights
• ask for or request earnestly
• present participle and gerund of press

Adjective Satellite

• compelling immediate action
  • "too pressing to permit of longer delay"

Adj

• Needing urgent attention.
• Insistent, earnest, or persistent.

Examples

• His final pressing of the enter key confirmed his winning Words With Friends play.

Synonyms

adjure, agitate, beseech, bid, campaign, compact, compress, conjure, constrict, contract, crusade, entreat, exhort, fight, iron, iron out, press, press out, pressure, push, squeeze, urge, urge on, urgent, weigh, weight-lift, weightlift

Anagrams of pressing