Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

press down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: press -down
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.

verb

To exert an oppressive influence.

Intransitive verb

verb

To press or push, especially for a long time.

Example Sentences

"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."
"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."
"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"."
"Time is pressing down on us, fastening each moment to the railroad of our lives."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

presses down (present, singular) pressing down (participle, present) pressed down (participle, past) pressed down (past)

Synonyms

depress

Questions

What does press down mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.

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