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|Text=[[File:woodhouse_637.jpg|thumb|link={{filepath:woodhouse_637.jpg}}]]'''v. trans.'''

Ar. and P. θλίβειν, πιέζειν, P. συμπιέζειν.

[[embrace]], [[cling to]]: P. and V. ἔχεσθαι (gen.), ἀντέχεσθαι (gen.); see [[cling]].

[[foot pressed against foot]]: V. ποὺς ἐπαλλαχθεὶς ποδί (Eur., ''Heracl.'' 836).

[[touch]]: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. θιγγάνειν (gen.) (also Xen. but rare P.); see [[touch]].

[[drive]]: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ὠθεῖν.

[[persuade]], [[urge]]: P. and V. πείθειν, ἀναπείθειν, V. ἐκπείθειν; see [[persuade]].

[[press one's views]]: P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι, διισχυρίζεσθαι.

[[some three people accused you before this man but did not press the charge]]: P. [[τρεῖς]] σέ τινες γραψάμενοι πρότεροι τοῦδε οὐκ ἐπεξῆλθον (Dem. 501).

[[oppress]]: P. and V. πιέζειν.

[[be oppressed]]: also P. and V. βαρύνεσθαι.

[[press hard]]: P. and V. βιάζεσθαι.

[[be hard pressed]]: P. and V. πιέζεσθαι, βιάζεσθαι, πονεῖν, ταλαιπωρεῖν, κάμνειν, νοσεῖν (rare P.), Ar. and P. ταλαιπωρεῖσθαι, P. πονεῖσθαι.

[[his creditors were pressing him]]: P. οἱ χρῆσται κατήπειγον αὐτόν (Dem. 894).

[[be pressed for]], [[lack]]: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν (gen.); see [[lack]].

[[press into one's service]]: P. and V. προστίθεσθαί (τινα), προσποιεῖσθαί (τινα), προσλαμβάνειν (τινά).

V. intrans. See [[crowd]].

[[press on]], v. trans. and intrans.: see [[hurry]].

[[press upon]] (an [[enemy]]): Ar. and P. ἐγκεῖσθαι (dat. or absol.), P. and V. προσκεῖσθαι (dat.) ἐπικεῖσθαι (absol.).

[[pursue]]: P. and V. διώκειν; see [[pursue]].

[[be urgent with]]: P. and V. προσκεῖσθαι (dat., V. acc. Eur., ''I.A.'' 814).

[[when the sphinx pressed heavily upon the city with her ravaging]]: V. ὡς ἐπεζάρει Σφὶγξ ἁρπαγαῖσι πόλιν (Eur., ''Phoen.'' 45).

[[close array]]: P. and V. [[στῖφος]], τό.

[[crowd]]: P. and V. [[ὄχλος]], ὁ, [[πλῆθος]], τό.

[[press of business]]: P. [[ἀσχολία]], ἡ.

[[press for cheeses]]: V. [[τεῦχος]], τό (Eur., ''Cycl.'' 208).

[[pressed out]] (of [[cheese]]), adj.: V. ἐξημελγμένος (Eur., ''Cycl.'' 209).