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pressed ( Adjective)
UK/US /prest/
Comparative
more pressed
Superlative
most pressed
1-
B2
lacking of something for example money and time
-> He is always pressed for money, it is like never ending loop.
-> I would love to accompany you but I am pressed for time.
Synonym
urged
2-
B2
by force or with an object, making something flat, straight
-> Those sheets need to be pressed to be able to fit into the drawer.
-> The iron needed to be flat, so he pressed it with the machine quickly.
Synonym
urged, pushed
Word Families
'pressed' Contained Stories
While lots of writers wrote books or plays, some of them chose poetry. Like others, they aimed to reach people's emotions and feelings. It is not a safe zone actually, because they do not say their ideas directly. They appear like they are saying something but their aim do say something very different. They try to give satisfaction to people by saying unwritten things. So many people admire their talent about it. While edgar allen poe turned his loss into poetry, sylvia plath expressed her problems as a woman. They opened a wide window to us and amazed us. Now, we see what we want to see when we read it.