press meaning

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press verb
1. (touch) exert pressure or force to or upon
  • "He pressed down on the boards"
  • "press your thumb on this spot"
2. (flatten) place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
  • "pressed flowers"
3. (mass) crowd closely
  • "The crowds pressed along the street"
4. (make) create by pressing
  • "Press little holes into the soft clay"
5. (be) be urgent
  • "This is a pressing problem"
6. (cast) press from a plastic
Related: press_out
  • "press a record"
7. (push) make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
Related: push
  • "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
press noun
1. (print_media) the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
Related: public_press
2. (machine) a machine used for printing
Related: printing_press
3. (clamp) clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
4. (machine) any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
Related: mechanical_press
5. (weightlift) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
Related: military_press
6. (push) the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Related: pressure, pressing
  • "he gave the button a press"
  • "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"
  • "at the pressing of a button"
iron verb
1. (press) press and smooth with a heated iron
Related: iron_out, press
  • "press your shirts"
  • "she stood there ironing"
urge verb
1. (rede) force or impel in an indicated direction
Related: urge_on, press, exhort
  • "I urged him to finish his studies"
weigh verb
1. (count) to be oppressive or burdensome
Related: press
  • "weigh heavily on the mind"
  • "Something pressed on his mind"
bid verb
1. (plead) ask for or request earnestly
Related: beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure
  • "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
crusade verb
1. (advertise) exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
Related: fight, press, campaign, push, agitate
  • "The liberal party pushed for reforms"
  • "She is crusading for women's rights"
  • "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
crush noun
1. (crowd) a dense crowd of people
Related: jam, press
compress verb
1. (tighten) squeeze or press together
Related: constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
  • "she compressed her lips"
  • "the spasm contracted the muscle"
wardrobe noun
1. (furniture) a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
Related: closet, press
weight-lift verb
1. (exercise) lift weights
Related: weightlift, press
  • "This guy can press 300 pounds"
imperativeness noun
1. (urgency) the state of demanding notice or attention
Related: insistence, insistency, press, pressure
  • "the insistence of their hunger"
  • "the press of business matters"
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