Pressing and Tough

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Pressing adjective - Needing immediate attention.

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Tough and pressing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough" instead an adjective "Pressing".

Nearby Words: press, pressure, pressed

Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.

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Pressing and tough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pressing" instead an adjective "Tough".

Nearby Words: toughness, toughen, toughening, tougher, toughed

This is also a game mechanic in multiplayer: pressing A locks you in a bubble, allowing someone else to do a tough part of the level.

Source: Video Game / New Super Mario Bros. Wii
He even shows how tough he is by defeating a punk that was trying to assault him with just pressing a button on a wall in the street that made bricks fall on top of his head.

Source: Western Animation / Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts

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