press
Other forms: pressed; pressing; presses
To press something is to push it, like if you press an elevator button or press your friend to tell you a secret. If you get that secret, don’t leak it to the press, which is another word for news media.
Press is also a noun, meaning a machine that uses pressure, either to squeeze liquid out of something (like an apple cider press), or to stamp a design or text on something (like a printing press). There's also a press of people, or a crowd of folks so close they press against each other; and "the press," or the news media, which got the name because newspapers are printed using a press.
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exert pressure or force to or upon“He pressed down on the boards”“press your thumb on this spot”types:squeezepress firmlyknucklepress or rub with the knucklespushpress against forcefully without movingwringtwist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquidclenchsqueeze together tightlystampcrush or grind with a heavy instrumentsteamrollercrush with a steamroller as if to leveltreadcrush as if by treading ontelescopecrush together or collapsetype of:touchmake physical contact with, come in contact with
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force or impel in an indicated direction
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create by pressing
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press from a plastic
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squeeze or press together
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place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
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crowd closely“The crowds pressed along the street”type of:massjoin together into a mass or collect or form a mass
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the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure“he gave the button a press”types:impressionthe act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of anotherconstrictionthe action or process of compressing
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any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solidssynonyms: mechanical presstypes:cheese pressa press for shaping cheese curdciderpressa press that is used to extract the juice from applesgarlic pressa press for extracting juice from garlichydraulic presspress in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large areapunch pressa power driven press used to shape metal partswinepressa press that is used to extract the juice from grapesbench pressa small punch press mounted on a workbenchtype of:machineany mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
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a dense crowd of people
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clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
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to be oppressive or burdensome
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be urgent“This is a pressing problem”type of:behave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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press and smooth with a heated iron
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lift weights“This guy can press 300 pounds”synonyms: weight-lift, weightlift
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a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overheadsynonyms: military press
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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
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ask for or request earnestly
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the state of demanding notice or attention“the press of business matters”synonyms: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressuretype of:urgencythe state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
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the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazinessynonyms: public presstypes:free pressa press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideologynewspaper, papera daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisementsmag, magazinea periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to itgutter presspress that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures)dailya newspaper that is published every daygazettea newspaper or official journalcolour supplement(British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends)comic booka magazine devoted to comic stripsnews magazinea magazine devoted to reports of current events; usually published weeklytrade magazinea magazine published for and read by members of a particular trade grouptype of:print mediaa medium that disseminates printed matter
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a machine used for printingsynonyms: printing presstypes:cylinder press, flatbed pressa printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the typerotary pressa printing press for printing from a revolving cylinderstanding pressa large printing press that exerts pressure verticallytype of:machineany mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
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make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
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a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothestypes:armoirea large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weaponscoat closeta closet for storing outerweartype of:article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniturefurnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
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