I.to press, squeeze, press tight, Hom., attic
II.to press or weigh down, of a heavy weight, Pind., Ar.: metaph. to oppress, straiten, distress, Hdt., Aesch., etc.—Pass. to suffer greatly, Hdt., attic
2.to press hard, of a victorious army, Lat. premo, τοὺς ἐναντίους Hdt.:— Pass., εἴ πη πιέζοιντο Thuc.
3.to repress, stifle, Pind.