pressing

Needing attention or action very soon.

• We have a pressing problem.
• Housing is the city’s most pressing concern.
• There is a pressing need for more nurses.

Similar words: urgent

Common phrases: pressing need, pressing problem, pressing issue

Asking or pushing for something strongly and repeatedly.

• She sent him a pressing invitation.
• His pressing requests finally persuaded them.
• They could no longer ignore her pressing appeals.

Similar words: insistent, persistent

Common phrases: pressing invitation, pressing request, pressing demands

The act of pushing hard against something, often with a machine.

• The pressing of grapes releases their juice.
• Cold pressing helps preserve the oil’s flavour.
• The cloth needs another pressing.

Similar words: compression

Common phrases: pressing of grapes, cold pressing, pressing process

A metal or plastic part shaped by a machine that pushes hard against it.

• This bracket is a steel pressing.
• The factory produces metal pressings for cars.
• Each pressing is checked for cracks.

Common phrases: metal pressing, steel pressing, plastic pressing