pressing
adjective
[ ˈprɛsɪŋ ]
• requiring quick or immediate action or attention.
• "inflation was the most pressing problem"
Similar:
urgent,
critical,
crucial,
acute,
desperate,
serious,
grave,
dire,
drastic,
burning,
extreme,
life-and-death,
important,
of the utmost importance,
high-priority,
pivotal,
compelling,
demanding,
necessary,
key,
vital,
imperative,
essential,
of the essence,
inescapable,
pressing
noun
• an act or instance of applying force or weight to something.
• "pure-grade olive oil is the product of the second or third pressings"
• a record or other object made by the application of force or weight.
press
verb
• move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.
• "he pressed his face to the glass"
Similar:
push (down),
press down,
thumb,
depress,
bear down on,
lean on,
lower,
pin,
pinion,
hold down,
force,
ram,
thrust,
cram,
squeeze,
compress,
wedge,
clasp,
hold close,
hug,
cuddle,
crush,
enfold,
clutch,
grasp,
embrace,
• apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing.
• "she pressed her nicest blouse"
• forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action).
• "Rose did not press the point"
Similar:
plead,
urge,
advance insistently,
file,
prefer,
lodge,
tender,
present,
place,
lay,
submit,
put forward,
• raise (a specified weight) by lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
• try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French presse (noun), presser (verb), from Latin pressare ‘keep pressing’, frequentative of premere .
press
verb
• put someone or something to a specified use, especially as a temporary or makeshift measure.
• "she was pressed into service as an interpreter"
• force (a man) to enlist in the army or navy.
Origin:
late 16th century: alteration (by association with press1) of obsolete prest ‘pay given on enlistment, enlistment by such payment’, from Old French prest ‘loan, advance pay’, based on Latin praestare ‘provide’.
