pressed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of press. Use this form for something that already happened.

   She pressed the button to start the machine.

   He pressed his shirt before the interview.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Not having enough of something you need, like time or money.

   Like a wallet that is almost empty when the bills arrive.

   I'm too pressed for time to stop for lunch today.

   With rent due, they felt pressed for cash all month.

   Similarshort

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3. 3
   adjective

   Feeling upset, annoyed, or bothered about something.

   Like getting grumpy over one small thing that went wrong.

   Why are you so pressed about a silly joke?

   He got pressed when no one liked his post.

   Similarupset, bothered, annoyed, irritated

   Oppositecalm, unbothered

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4. 4
   adjective

   Forced to join the navy by a group that seized men for service.

   Like being grabbed off the street and made to work whether you want to or not.

   Many pressed sailors tried to desert at the first port.

   He was pressed into the navy at sixteen.

   Similarimpressed

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