PRESSED Synonyms

• having been flattened

• a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing

• mixture of ground animal feeds

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• the act of applying force in order to move something away

• the force used in pushing

• enterprising or ambitious drive

• an electrical switch operated by pressing

• an effort to advance

• move with force

• press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

• make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• press against forcefully without moving

• approach a certain age or speed

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)

• move strenuously and with effort

• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly

• a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

• a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer

• (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend

• a twisting squeeze

• an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

• a tight or amorous embrace

• the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• press firmly

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• obtain by coercion or intimidation

• press or force

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• squeeze or press together

• an instinctive motive

• a strong restless desire

• force or impel in an indicated direction

• push for something

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

• lower (prices or markets)

• cause to drop or sink

• press down

• lessen the activity or force of

• to stress, single out as important

• give extra weight to (a communication)

• (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)

• the act of contacting one thing with another

• a conspicuous success

• (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

• a dose of a narcotic drug

• a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

• a connection made via the internet to another website

• cause to move by striking

• hit against; come into sudden contact with

• deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• encounter by chance

• cause to experience suddenly

• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• drive something violently into a location

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

• hit the intended target or goal

• pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

• a tight or amorous embrace

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• fit closely or tightly

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• cause to move forward with force

• teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

• the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

• a force that compels

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

• an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

• the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• the act of applying force in order to move something away

• the force used in pushing

• enterprising or ambitious drive

• an electrical switch operated by pressing

• an effort to advance

• move with force

• press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

• make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• press against forcefully without moving

• approach a certain age or speed

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)

• move strenuously and with effort

• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

• a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

• an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

• a gentle blow

• a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball

• (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders

• a conspicuous success

• deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• hit against; come into sudden contact with

• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

• indicate (a certain time) by striking

• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

• stop work in order to press demands

• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

• attain

• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

• cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

• find unexpectedly

• produce by ignition or a blow

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• cause to experience suddenly

• drive something violently into a location

• occupy or take on

• disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set

• form by stamping, punching, or printing

• smooth with a strickle

• pierce with force

• hook by a pull on the line

• arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

• ask for or request earnestly

• command solemnly

• try to stir up public opinion

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• move very slightly

• move or cause to move back and forth

• change the arrangement or position of

• ask for or request earnestly

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

• an attempt to get something

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

• propose a payment

• invoke upon

• ask for or request earnestly

• make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

• make a serious effort to attain something

• ask someone in a friendly way to do something