pressed
part of speech
verb, past form of press (press, presses, pressed, pressing); adjective (pressed)
meaning for a pupil
1) Pressed means pushed on something, like a button or a key. tree →
2) Pressed flowers or leaves are flattened between pages to dry and keep. tree →
3) Pressed clothes are made smooth with an iron. tree →
4) Pressed for time means having very little time. tree →
5) Pressed can also mean pushed hard in a fight or contest, so the other side is forced to struggle. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means grapes squeezed for juice. In the Prophets it also means urged strongly, as Absalom and Delilah pressed someone to give in, and in Ezekiel it means squeezed or handled roughly. Interpretation: A Nazirite must avoid all grape products, including pressed grapes, as part of his vow. Ezekiel's picture of Egypt is read as showing how far Israel's early sins went. In the primary lessons: In maths: buttons or keys pressed (counted), or flowers pressed; «each time the key is pressed, +2» is a rate or a pattern. In science: pressed flowers keep their shape for study. Everyday life: pressed the doorbell, pressed a lift button. Safety: press the button at the crossing and wait for the green figure. Phrases: pressed the button, pressed against, pressed flowers, pressed for time, hard-pressed.
examples
- All the days of his Naziriteship shall he eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the pressed grapes even to the grapestone. (Torah NUM.6.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.' (Torah GEN.40.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. (Prophets 2SA.13.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death. (Prophets JDG.16.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- and they committed harlotries in Egypt; they committed harlotries in their youth; there were their bosoms pressed, and there their virgin breasts were bruised. (Prophets EZK.23.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- She pressed the button 5 times. tree →
- He pressed 12 flowers in his book. tree →
- Each time the key is pressed, the number goes up by 2. tree →
- How many times was the bell pressed? tree →
- He pressed the doorbell and waited. tree →
- We pressed autumn leaves between heavy books. tree →
- Her school shirt was neatly pressed. tree →
- The puppy pressed its nose against the window. tree →
- I am pressed for time, so let us be quick. tree →
- The fight lasted an hour and the dragon pressed her hard. tree →
note
Past and past participle of «press». Usually counting actions; «each time pressed, +2» is a rate. No clue by itself. Trap: on a calculator, a key pressed twice may type the digit twice (22, not 2).
In the corpora
- But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
- Rapeseed and sunflowers make seeds that are pressed into cooking oil, and the yellow rapeseed fields are busy with bees in spring.
- The door opens inwards and Alice's elbow is pressed against it, so the Rabbit cannot open it.
- "Namaste" with palms pressed together is a respectful Indian and Nepali greeting.
- Piano keys are pressed gently, because banging them can damage the keys and the hammers inside.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pressed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.