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- pronunciation:
- pres
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
presses, pressing, pressed |
| definition 1: |
to force into military service; impress.
- synonyms:
- conscript, draft, impress, induct
- similar words:
- call, levy
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| definition 2: |
to use in a manner not in keeping with what is usual or intended.
After the flood, we were pressed into duty as dike builders.- similar words:
- call, conscript, draft, force, impress
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| related words: |
compel, enlist |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of forcing or conscripting into military service.
- similar words:
- conscription, draft, levy
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