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pressed

Meaning of “pressed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of press, meaning to push, crowd, compress, urge forward, pursue earnestly, or bear forcefully upon.

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15 occurrences14 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:3

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Amos 2:13
Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
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1611 witness · Amos 2:13 · retained source text

Behold, I am pressed vnder you, as a cart is pressed that is ful of sheaues.

1611 marginal noteOr, I will presse your place as a cart full of sheaues presseth.

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