head-on vs pressing

head-on

adj
  • Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating. 

  • Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. 

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

pressing

adj
  • Insistent, earnest, or persistent. 

  • Needing urgent attention. 

noun
  • The extraction of juice from fruit using a press. 

  • A metal or plastic part made with a press. 

  • The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron. 

  • A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time. 

  • The application of pressure by a press or other means. 

  • Urgent insistence. 

  • A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower, ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake. 

How often have the words head-on and pressing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )