"pressing" meaning in All languages combined

See pressing on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-pressing.ogg [US] Forms: more pressing [comparative], most pressing [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} pressing (comparative more pressing, superlative most pressing)
  1. Needing urgent attention. Translations (needing urgent attention — see also urgent): спешен (spešen) (Bulgarian), неотложен (neotložen) (Bulgarian), práinneach (Irish), urgente (Italian), imminente (Italian), pressante (Italian), instans (Latin), kōhukihuki (Maori), فوری (fovri) (Persian), неотло́жный (neotlóžnyj) (Russian), apremiante (Spanish), acuciante (Spanish), אײַליק (aylik) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-adj-daW3wn4k Disambiguation of 'needing urgent attention — see also urgent': 97 3
  2. Insistent, earnest, or persistent. Translations (insistent, earnest, or persistent): настоятелен (nastojatelen) (Bulgarian), insistente (Italian), persistente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-adj-TgEoarxU Disambiguation of 'insistent, earnest, or persistent': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pressingly, pressingness

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-pressing.ogg [US] Forms: pressings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} pressing (plural pressings)
  1. The application of pressure by a press or other means.
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-noun-2fuUbTvV
  2. A metal or plastic part made with a press.
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-noun-iSJ0fK74
  3. The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-noun-1Oq5M50K
  4. 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.
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-noun-kWq7q~vf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 3 1 6 19 1 35 1 29 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 4 6 2 6 18 3 32 1 27
  5. The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-noun-eXNUJbPU
  6. A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-noun-qK0R4mLK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 3 1 6 19 1 35 1 29 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 4 6 2 6 18 3 32 1 27
  7. Urgent insistence.
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-noun-0H1cS-ak
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: head pressing, pressing cloth, pressing comb, test pressing

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-pressing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pressing
  1. present participle of press Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: press
    Sense id: en-pressing-en-verb-AfLDXRPU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 3 1 6 19 1 35 1 29 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 4 6 2 6 18 3 32 1 27

Noun [French]

IPA: /pʁɛ.siŋ/, /pʁe.siŋ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-pressing.wav Forms: pressings [plural]
Etymology: Pseudo-anglicism, derived from pressing. Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|fr|en|pressing}} Pseudo-anglicism, derived from pressing Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pressing m (plural pressings)
  1. dry cleaning shop, a dry-cleaner's Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pressing-fr-noun-0iV7v9Sp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French pseudo-loans from English

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈprɛs.sinɡ/, /ˈprɛs.sin/
Rhymes: -ɛssinɡ, -ɛssin Etymology: Pseudo-anglicism, derived from press(ure) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|it|en|press(ure)|-ing}} Pseudo-anglicism, derived from press(ure) + -ing Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} pressing m (invariable)
  1. (sports, especially soccer) continuous and pressing action that does not allow the opposing team to catch its breath, aiming to remove the ball from its possession Tags: especially, invariable, masculine Categories (topical): Football (soccer), Sports
    Sense id: en-pressing-it-noun-KCAliEER Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian pseudo-loans from English Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Italian pseudo-loans from English: 91 9 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. (figurative, by extension) pressure Tags: broadly, figuratively, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-pressing-it-noun-tmdEbm6y

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "needing urgent attention — see also urgent",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "needing urgent attention — see also urgent",
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      "sense": "needing urgent attention — see also urgent",
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      "sense": "needing urgent attention — see also urgent",
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      "sense": "needing urgent attention — see also urgent",
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      "word": "настоятелен"
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      "sense": "insistent, earnest, or persistent",
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}

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