# pressed

Pronunciation: say "PREST" /pɹɛst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of press. — simple past and past participle of press
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of press. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The crowd pressed against the barriers as the gates swung open._
   - _She pressed the wildflowers between the pages of a heavy book._

## Adjective

2. Under strain from a shortage of time, money, or other resources.
   - Simple: Not having enough of something you need, like time or money.
   - _She was pressed for time and skipped breakfast entirely._
   - _Farmers were pressed for water during the long drought._
3. Feeling upset or bothered by something.
   - Simple: Feeling upset, annoyed, or bothered about something.
   - _She seemed pressed after reading the comments on her photo._
   - _Don't get so pressed over a missed reservation._
4. Recruited into naval or military service by force, through a press gang.
   - Simple: Forced to join the navy by a group that seized men for service.
   - _The pressed men were marched aboard the warship before dawn._
   - _Fishermen along the coast feared being pressed during wartime._

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