pressed
/pɹɛst/ adjective B1- Under strain or deprivation. · The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemy's intentions than it was about the enemy's capabilities.· He found himself hard pressed.
- Upset, bothered, reprimanded.
- Recruited by a press gang.
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A DOE hard pressed by hunters sought refuge in a cave belonging to a Lion.
Presently the Rabbit came up to the door, and tried to open it; but, as the door opened inwards, and Alice’s elbow was pressed hard against it, that attempt proved a failure.
A RICH MAN lived near a Tanner, and not being able to bear the unpleasant smell of the tan-yard, he pressed his neighbor to go away.
Dantès pressed the gendarme’s hand as though he would crush it.
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