slovo | definícia |
pressing (mass) | pressing
- naliehavý, lisovanie, výlisok, stlačenie |
pressing (encz) | pressing,lisování n: Zdeněk Brož |
pressing (encz) | pressing,naléhavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pressing (encz) | pressing,výlisek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Pressing (gcide) | Press \Press\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pressed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pressing.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr.
premere, pressum, to press. Cf. Print, v.]
1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon
by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to
crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to
bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the
ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on
which we repose; we press substances with the hands,
fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.
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Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together.
--Luke vi. 38.
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2. To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of;
to squeeze out, or express, from something.
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From sweet kernels pressed,
She tempers dulcet creams. --Milton.
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And I took the grapes, and pressed them into
Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
hand. --Gen. xl. 11.
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3. To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus,
in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press
cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to
press clothes.
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4. To embrace closely; to hug.
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Leucothoe shook at these alarms,
And pressed Palemon closer in her arms. --Pope.
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5. To oppress; to bear hard upon.
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Press not a falling man too far. --Shak.
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6. To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or
hunger.
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7. To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon
or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
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Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the
Jews that Jesus was Christ. --Acts xviii.
5.
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8. To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or
inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as,
to press divine truth on an audience.
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He pressed a letter upon me within this hour.
--Dryden.
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Be sure to press upon him every motive. --Addison.
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9. To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard;
as, to press a horse in a race.
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The posts . . . went cut, being hastened and pressed
on, by the king's commandment. --Esther viii.
14.
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Note: Press differs from drive and strike in usually denoting
a slow or continued application of force; whereas drive
and strike denote a sudden impulse of force.
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Pressed brick. See under Brick.
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Pressing (gcide) | Pressing \Press"ing\, a.
Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity. --
Press"ing*ly, adv.
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pressing (wn) | pressing
adj 1: compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of
longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'";
"bridges in urgent need of repair" [syn: pressing,
urgent]
n 1: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the
button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding";
"at the pressing of a button" [syn: press, pressure,
pressing]
2: a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
suppressing (mass) | suppressing
- potlačujúci |
compressing (encz) | compressing,komprimující adj: Zdeněk Brožcompressing,stlačující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
decompressing (encz) | decompressing, n: |
depressing (encz) | depressing,depresivní adj: Zdeněk Broždepressing,deprimující adj: Zdeněk Broždepressing,stisknutí n: Zdeněk Broždepressing,stlačení n: Zdeněk Brož |
depressingly (encz) | depressingly,depresívně adv: Zdeněk Broždepressingly,tíživě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
expressing (encz) | expressing,vyjadřující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
impressing (encz) | impressing,imponující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
oppressing (encz) | oppressing,utiskování n: Zdeněk Brožoppressing,utlačování n: Zdeněk Brož |
pressingly (encz) | pressingly,naléhavě adv: Zdeněk Brožpressingly,neodkladně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
repressing (encz) | repressing,potlačující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
suppressing (encz) | suppressing,potlačující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
waste pressing (encz) | waste pressing,stlačování odpadu [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Compressing (gcide) | Compress \Com*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compressed; p. pr &
vb. n. Compressing.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to
compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower
compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact;
to condense; as, to compress air or water.
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Events of centuries . . . compressed within the
compass of a single life. --D. Webster.
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The same strength of expression, though more
compressed, runs through his historical harangues.
--Melmoth.
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2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope.
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3. (Computers) to reduce the space required for storage (of
binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data to a
smaller number of bits while preserving the information
content. The compressed data is usually decompressed to
recover the initial data format before subsequent use.
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Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge.
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decompressing (gcide) | decompressing \decompressing\ n.
1. the process of experiencing decompression; the act or
process of relieving or reducing pressure.
Syn: decompression.
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Depressing (gcide) | Depress \De*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Depressing.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de-
+ premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower;
as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.
"With lips depressed." --Tennyson.
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2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
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3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were
depressed.
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4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as
trade, commerce, etc.
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5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to
cheapen; to depreciate.
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6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to
appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward
the equator.
Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble;
degrade; dispirit; discourage.
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Depressingly (gcide) | Depressingly \De*press"ing*ly\, adv.
In a depressing manner.
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Expressing (gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L.
exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.]
1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of
grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
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All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.
--Bacon.
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And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser.
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Halters and racks can not express from thee
More than by deeds. --B. Jonson.
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2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or
likeness; to represent; to resemble.
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Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E.
Smith.
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So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
--Dryden.
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3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known;
to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an
opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by
language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
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My words express my purpose. --Shak.
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They expressed in their lives those excellent
doctrines of morality. --Addison.
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4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what
is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to
appear; -- used reflexively.
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Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation
against me, one evening. --Pope.
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5. To denote; to designate.
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Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed
by their names. --Num. i. 17.
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6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special
opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to
express a package.
7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance
of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an
organism with a specific gene; as, to express the
beta-galactosidase gene,
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Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
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Impressing (gcide) | Impress \Im*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to
impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See Press to
squeeze, and cf. Imprint.]
1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by
pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears
the impression).
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His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.
--Shak.
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2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to
imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
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3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to
the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
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Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own
hearts till we feel the force of them. --I. Watts.
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4. [See Imprest, Impress, n., 5.] To take by force for
public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
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The second five thousand pounds impressed for the
service of the sick and wounded prisoners. --Evelyn.
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Oppressing (gcide) | Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L.
oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to
press. See Press.]
1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to
treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif.
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For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down. --Shak.
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Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress
Thy chosen! --Milton.
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2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]
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The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak.
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4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the
body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess
of food oppresses the stomach.
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Pressing (gcide) | Press \Press\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pressed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pressing.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr.
premere, pressum, to press. Cf. Print, v.]
1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon
by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to
crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to
bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the
ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on
which we repose; we press substances with the hands,
fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.
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Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together.
--Luke vi. 38.
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2. To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of;
to squeeze out, or express, from something.
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From sweet kernels pressed,
She tempers dulcet creams. --Milton.
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And I took the grapes, and pressed them into
Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
hand. --Gen. xl. 11.
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3. To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus,
in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press
cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to
press clothes.
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4. To embrace closely; to hug.
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Leucothoe shook at these alarms,
And pressed Palemon closer in her arms. --Pope.
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5. To oppress; to bear hard upon.
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Press not a falling man too far. --Shak.
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6. To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or
hunger.
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7. To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon
or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
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Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the
Jews that Jesus was Christ. --Acts xviii.
5.
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8. To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or
inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as,
to press divine truth on an audience.
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He pressed a letter upon me within this hour.
--Dryden.
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Be sure to press upon him every motive. --Addison.
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9. To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard;
as, to press a horse in a race.
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The posts . . . went cut, being hastened and pressed
on, by the king's commandment. --Esther viii.
14.
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Note: Press differs from drive and strike in usually denoting
a slow or continued application of force; whereas drive
and strike denote a sudden impulse of force.
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Pressed brick. See under Brick.
[1913 Webster]Pressing \Press"ing\, a.
Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity. --
Press"ing*ly, adv.
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Pressingly (gcide) | Pressing \Press"ing\, a.
Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity. --
Press"ing*ly, adv.
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Suppressing (gcide) | Suppress \Sup*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suppressed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Suppressing.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere
to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See
Sub-, and Press.]
1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
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Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make
the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. --Sir
J. Davies.
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2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to
suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. --Sir W. Scott.
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3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal;
to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to
suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth.
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She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a
pleasing suspense. --Broome.
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4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to
suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.
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Syn: To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower;
overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.
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compressing (wn) | compressing
n 1: applying pressure [syn: compression, compressing] [ant:
decompressing, decompression] |
decompressing (wn) | decompressing
n 1: relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person
gradually back to atmospheric pressure) [syn:
decompression, decompressing] [ant: compressing,
compression] |
depressing (wn) | depressing
adj 1: causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the
economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless
about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an
uncheerful place" [syn: depressing, cheerless,
uncheerful] [ant: cheerful] |
depressingly (wn) | depressingly
adv 1: in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree |
pressingly (wn) | pressingly
adv 1: in a pressing manner |
repressing (wn) | repressing
adj 1: restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly
strict and inhibiting discipline" [syn: inhibitory,
repressive, repressing] |
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