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press

Main Entry: ¹press

Function: transitive verb

Language: English

1 push : apretar
2 squeeze : apretar, prensar (frutas, flores, etc.)
3 iron : planchar (ropa)
4 urge : instar, apremiar <he pressed me to come : insistió en que viniera>

intransitive verb

1 push : apretar <press hard : aprieta con fuerza>
2 crowd : apiñarse
3 : abrirse paso <I pressed through the crowd : me abrí paso entre el gentío>
4 urge : presionar

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