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pre's| stem for 1st sg pres, 1st & 3rd pl pres, 2nd & 3rd sg subj < pret [1] ·, pret [2] · pre'së 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'rëse 6 bow (of a ship) 7 vessel, pot • ësh·të presë me dy tehe 1 to cut both ways, have advantages and disadvantages 2 to require very careful handling pre's|ës nm variety of grass with sharp-blades