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presses down

presses down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of press down.

Meaning of press down

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.
    • Giue, and it shall bee giuen vnto you, good measure, preassed downe, and shaken together, and running ouer, shall men giue into your bosome: for with the same measure that ye mete withall, it shall bee measured to you againe.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 6:38
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To exert an oppressive influence.
    • Or, as the same poet goes on, "when awful old age pressed down upon him, she put him away in an inner room of the house and shut the shining doors".2014 May 9, Mary Beard, “A Point of View: The paradox of growing old”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2022
  3. To press or push, especially for a long time.

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What is presses down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Presses down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of press down.

Words near presses down in the dictionary

  1. presser feet
  2. presser foot
  3. pressers
  4. presses
  5. presses ahead
  6. presses down
  7. presses flesh
  8. presses into service
  9. presses on
  10. presses one's luck
  11. presses out

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