press hard
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to push with a lot of force
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- She pressed down hard on the gas pedal.
- You need to press hard on the wound to stop the bleeding.
- I had to press the button hard to make it work.
- He pressed hard against the door, but it wouldn't open.
- The child pressed hard on the clay to flatten it.
- Don't press too hard with the pencil, or the lead might break.
- The masseuse pressed hard on the knot in my shoulder.
- Press the two surfaces hard together for thirty seconds.
- The driver pressed hard on the brakes to avoid the deer.
- She pressed her hands hard against her temples.