Definition of "press"
- noun
A device used to apply pressure to an item.
A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers).
A publisher.
(especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (eg closet, cupboard).
A printing machine.
An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
Pure, unfermented, unaltered grape juice.
- verb
To exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight.
To compress, squeeze.
To clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug.
To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
(sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
To weigh upon, oppress, trouble.
To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel.
To hasten, urge onward.
To urge, beseech, entreat.
To lay stress upon, emphasize.
To throng, crowd.
To print.
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