Associations to the word «Pressed»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
PRESSED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of press
PRESSED, verb. Contraction of impressed
PRESSED, adjective. Under strain or deprivation.
PRESSED FOR TIME, adjective. (idiomatic) in a hurry, without spare time.
Dictionary definition
PRESSED, adjective. Compacted by ironing.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.