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      pressing
      noun
      The application of pressure by a press or other means.
      The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
      The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
      A metal or plastic part made with a press.
      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.
      A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
      Urgent insistence.
      adjective
      Needing urgent attention.
      Insistent, earnest, or persistent.
      Roots
      premopress- · Latin · press
      Synonyms for pressing
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      Words related to pressing
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