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pressed flesh

pressed flesh is the simple past and past participle of press flesh.

Meaning of press flesh

Verb

press flesh (third-person singular simple present presses flesh, present participle pressing flesh, simple past and past participle pressed flesh)

  1. (colloquial) To shake hands.
    • […] the newspapers and news programs are full of stories how the mayor rolled out the red carpet, the aldermen pressed flesh, the governor offered a proclamation and union representatives grinned ear to ear.2004, Christopher Desloge Sr., The Tenant's Guerilla^([sic]) Guide to Office Leasing, page 74

Questions about pressed flesh

What is pressed flesh the simple past and past participle of?
Pressed flesh is the simple past and past participle of press flesh.

Words near pressed flesh in the dictionary

  1. pressdom
  2. pressed
  3. pressed ahead
  4. pressed down
  5. pressed duck
  6. pressed flesh
  7. pressed for time
  8. pressed glass
  9. pressed glasses
  10. pressed ham
  11. pressed hams

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