bad-press

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bad pres]
- /bæd prɛs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bad pres]
- /bæd prɛs/

Definitions of bad-press word

verb with object bad-press to act upon with steadily applied weight or force. 1
verb with object bad-press to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position: The crowd pressed him into a corner. 1
verb with object bad-press to compress or squeeze, as to alter in shape or size: He pressed the clay into a ball. 1
verb with object bad-press to weigh heavily upon; subject to pressure. 1
verb with object bad-press to hold closely, as in an embrace; clasp: He pressed her in his arms. 1
verb with object bad-press to flatten or make smooth, especially by ironing: to press clothes; to press flowers in the leaves of a book. 1

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Origin of bad-press

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English press(e) throng, company, trouble, machine for pressing, clothespress < Old French, derivative of presser to press < Latin pressāre, frequentative of premere (past participle pressus) to press (compare rare Old English press clothespress < Medieval Latin pressa, noun use of feminine of pressus); (v.) Middle English pressen (< Old French presser) < Latin pressāre, as above

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Parts of speech for Bad-press

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bad-press

bad-press popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".