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- pressing (adj.) "exerting pressure," mid-14c., prp. adjective from PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1). Sense of "urgent, compelling, forceful" is from 1705.
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pressing — [ presiŋ ] n. m. • v. 1935; mot angl. « action de presser », de to press « presser » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Établissement où l on nettoie les vêtements et où on les repasse à la vapeur. ⇒ teinturerie. 2 ♦ (1949) Repassage à la vapeur. Appos. Fer pressing… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pressing — adj Pressing, urgent, imperative, crying, importunate, insistent, exigent, instant are comparable when they mean demanding or claiming attention and especially immediate attention. Pressing often implies directly or indirectly the use of pressure … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Pressing — Game oder zu deutsch Druckspiel, ist eine spieltaktische Variante im Sport. Pressing nennt man das (kurzzeitige, längere oder ständige) Anrennen auf das Tor des Gegners, woran sich außer dem Torhüter alle Mannschaftsteile wechselseitig beteiligen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pressing — Press ing, a. Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity. {Press ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pressing — [pres′iŋ] adj. [prp. of PRESS1] 1. calling for immediate attention; urgent 2. persistent in request or demand; insistent n. 1. the process or an instance of stamping, squeezing, etc. with a press 2. the result of this, often a series or one of a… … English World dictionary
pressing — I adjective acute, cogent, compelling, compulsory, constraining, critical, crucial, demanded, demanding, driving, essential, exacting, exigent, forceful, grave, high priority, impelling, imperative, important, importunate, indispensable, major,… … Law dictionary
pressing — → presión, 1 … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
pressing — [adj] important; urgent acute, burning, claiming, clamant, clamorous, compelling, constraining, critical, crucial, crying, demanding, dire, distressing, exacting, exigent, forcing, heat on*, high priority, hurry up*, immediate, imperative,… … New thesaurus
pressing — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż IIa, D. u, sport. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} w niektórych zespołowych grach sportowych: rodzaj agresywnego krycia stosowany przez zawodników w celu przeszkadzania przeciwnikowi w swobodnym wychodzeniu na pozycję, a także w… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
pressing — ► ADJECTIVE 1) requiring quick or immediate action or attention. 2) expressing something strongly or persistently. ► NOUN ▪ an object made by moulding under pressure … English terms dictionary
