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  • 41pressed for time — have barely enough time He was pressed for time so I didn t have a chance to speak to him …

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  • 42pressed for time — feeling that you have to hurry and are late. I was pressed for time to finish my business and catch my plane …

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  • 43pressed steel — /prɛst ˈstil/ (say prest steel) noun sheet steel, pressed hot or cold into various shapes as car bodies, doorframes, etc …

  • 44pressed —   Ūkūkua (with work).    ♦ Hard pressed, pili pū i ka paia (see pili pū); pāiki (rare) …

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  • 45pressed honey — išspaustas medus statusas Aprobuotas sritis bitininkystė apibrėžtis Medus, gaunamas presuojant nepašildytus arba pašildytus iki 45 ºC korius be perų. atitikmenys: angl. pressed honey vok. Presshonig, m; Stampfhoning, m rus. прессовый мёд, m pranc …

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  • 46pressed distillate — noun : the oil left in petroleum refining after the paraffin has been separated from the paraffin distillate by cooling and pressing compare pressed oil …

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  • 47pressed oil — noun : an oil (as a vegetable or petroleum oil) from which the easily solidified substances have been removed by cooling and pressing compare pressed distillate …

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  • 48pressed duck — a cooked duck sprinkled with red wine and then pressed in a device (duck press) so that the juices can be collected and served as a sauce over the breast meat and legs …

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  • 49one volunteer is worth two pressed men — Pressed men were those who were forced into military service. 1705 T. HEARNE Journal 31 Oct. in Remarks & Collections (1885) I. 62 ’Tis sd my Ld Seymour presently after Mr. Smith was pronounc’d Speaker, rose up, and told them, Gentlemen; you have …

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  • 50pressed brick — face brick molded under pressure to a desired finish. [1840 50] * * * …

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