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press

(pr/E/s )

noun (n)

the state of demanding notice or attention(noun.state)

Example:
The press of business matters.

Synonym:
imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure

source: wordnet30
the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines(noun.communication)

Synonym:
public press

source: wordnet30
a machine used for printing(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
printing press

source: wordnet30
a dense crowd of people(noun.group)

Synonym:
crush, jam

source: wordnet30
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
closet, wardrobe

source: wordnet30
clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
mechanical press

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a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead(noun.act)

Synonym:
military press

source: wordnet30
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure(noun.act)

Example:
He gave the button a press.
He used pressure to stop the bleeding.
At the pressing of a button.

Synonym:
pressing, pressure

source: wordnet30
An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.(noun)

source: webster1913
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.(noun)

source: webster1913
An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

exert pressure or force to or upon(verb.contact)

Example:
He pressed down on the boards.
Press your thumb on this spot.

source: wordnet30
force or impel in an indicated direction(verb.communication)

Synonym:
exhort, urge, urge on

source: wordnet30
to be oppressive or burdensome(verb.stative)

Example:
Something pressed on his mind.

Synonym:
weigh

source: wordnet30
place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure(verb.contact)

Example:
Pressed flowers.

source: wordnet30
squeeze or press together(verb.contact)

Example:
She compressed her lips.

Synonym:
compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze

source: wordnet30
crowd closely(verb.motion)

Example:
The crowds pressed along the street.

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create by pressing(verb.creation)

Example:
Press little holes into the soft clay.

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be urgent(verb.stative)

Example:
This is a pressing problem.

source: wordnet30
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(verb.social)

Synonym:
agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, push

source: wordnet30
press from a plastic(verb.creation)

Example:
Press a record.

Synonym:
press out

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make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby(verb.contact)

Synonym:
push

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press and smooth with a heated iron(verb.contact)

Example:
Press your shirts.

Synonym:
iron, iron out

source: wordnet30
lift weights(verb.competition)

Example:
This guy can press 300 pounds.

Synonym:
weight-lift, weightlift

source: wordnet30
ask for or request earnestly(verb.communication)

Synonym:
adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat

source: wordnet30
To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.(verb)

source: webster1913
To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.(verb)

source: webster1913
To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.(verb)

source: webster1913

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