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pre|s n person who breaks his word
pre's| stem for 1st sg pres, 1st & 3rd pl pres, 2nd & 3rd sg subj < pret [1] ·, pret [2] ·
pre'sė nf 1 cutting edge; blade 2 [Fig] crucial part; (in a fight) crucial blow 3 (Agr) water cut-off point into an irrigation canal; irrigation furrow: corrugation 4 (Tech) apparatus that exerts pressure: press 5 = pre'rėse 6 bow (of a ship) 7 vessel, pot |