Hurry
Press
Press verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Usage example: pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting
Hurry is a synonym for press in crowd topic. Sometimes you can use "Hurry" instead the word "Press" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as strain.
How words are described
| better | better hurry | better press |
| real | real hurry | real press |
| great | great hurry | great press |
| huge | huge hurry | huge press |
| Other adjectives: terrible, major. | ||
Common collocations
| hand | hurry hand | press hand |
Both words in one sentence
- In Dragon's Lair, every room is basically Press X to Not Die, so one's demise can occur in a hurry—even if you DO start out with three lives.
Source: Press Start to Game Over -
Big Red Button: Don't press one in K's car, unless in a real hurry.
Source: Film / Men in Black -
Press Start to Game Over: You could lose all your lives in a hurry, especially since the level order is randomised and, in the arcade version, dying will send Dirk to a different level, making it common to face the most difficult levels in the game within seconds of pressing Start.
Source: Video Game / Dragon's Lair
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