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   Press

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   verb

   • 1. move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force: "he pressed his face to the glass" Similar push (down)press downthumbdepressbear down onlean onlowerpinpinionhold downforceramthrustcramsqueezecompresswedgeclasphold closehugcuddlesqueezecrushenfoldclutchgraspembrace
   • ▪ exert continuous physical force on (something), typically in order to operate a device or machine: "he pressed a button and the doors slid open"
   • ▪ squeeze (someone's arm or hand) as a sign of affection: "Winnie pressed his hand" Similar squeezegive something a squeezegripclutchpinch
   • ▪ move in a specified direction by pushing: "the mob was still pressing forward" Similar clustergatherconvergecongregateflockpush forwardswarmthrongcrowdseethesurgerush
   • ▪ (of an enemy or opponent) attack persistently and fiercely: "their enemies pressed in on all sides"
   • ▪ continue in one's action: "he stubbornly pressed on with his work"
   • 2. apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing: "she pressed her nicest blouse" Similar smoothironsmooth outremove creases fromput creases insteamcalender
   • ▪ apply pressure to (a flower or leaf) between sheets of paper in order to dry and preserve it. Similar flattenmake flatsmooth out
   • ▪ extract (juice or oil) by crushing or squeezing fruit, vegetables, etc.: "the best olive oils are pressed from handpicked olives"
   • ▪ squeeze or crush (fruit, vegetables, etc.) to extract the juice or oil: "the small seeds of sesame are chiefly pressed for their oil" Similar crushsqueezesquashcompressmashpulpreduceclamppack downtampcondensecompacttramplestamptreadgrindmillpoundpulverizemacerate
   • ▪ manufacture (something, especially a record) by molding under pressure: "the record was pressed in two runs of 500 copies"
   • 3. forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action): "Rose did not press the point" Similar pleadurgeadvance insistentlyfilepreferlodgetenderpresentplacelaysubmitput forward
   • ▪ make strong efforts to persuade or force (someone) to do or provide something: "when I pressed him for precise figures he evaded the subject" Similar urgepressureput pressure onpressurizeforcedriveimpelpushcoercenaglean onprevail ondragoon intosteamroller intobrowbeat intouse strong-arm tactics onhave someone do somethinginformal:put the heat onput the screws ontwist someone's armrailroad intobulldoze intopressurizepressurepushgoaddragoonsteamrollerbrowbeatimportunewheedlecajoleswayarguetalkinformal:railroadbulldozecallaskclamorpushmake a claimcampaigninsist ondemand
   • ▪ insist that (someone) accept an offer or gift: "he pressed dinner invitations on her"
   • ▪ (of something, especially time) be in short supply and so demand immediate action: "she was almost 45 years old and time was pressing"
   • ▪ have barely enough of something, especially time: "I'm very pressed for time"
   • ▪ have difficulty doing or achieving something: "they may be hard pressed to keep their promise"
   • 4. raise (a specified weight) by first lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upward above the head.
   • 5. try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy.

   noun

   • 1. a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil: "a flower press"
   • ▪ a machine that applies pressure to a workpiece by means of a tool, in order to punch shapes.
   • 2. a printing press. Similar printing pressprinting machine
   • ▪ a business that prints or publishes books: "the Clarendon Press" Similar publishing housepublishing companyprinting establishment/firm/business/house
   • ▪ the process of printing: "the book is ready to go to press"
   • 3. newspapers or journalists viewed collectively: "the press was notified" Similar the mediathe newspapersthe papersthe news mediajournalismthe newspaper worldthe newspaper businessthe print mediathe fourth estatejournalistsnewspapermennewsmennewspaper womenreporterscolumnistscommentariatpressmenpresswomeninformal:journoshackshackettesnewshoundsnewsiesdated:publicistsFleet Street
   • ▪ coverage in newspapers and magazines: "there's no point in demonstrating if you don't get any press" Similar reportspress treatmentpress coveragepress reportingpress articlespress reviewspress write-ups
   • 4. an act of pressing something: "the system summons medical help at the press of a button"
   • ▪ a closely packed crowd or mass of people or things: "among the press of cars he saw a taxi"
   • ▪ pressure of business. dated
   • ▪ any of various forms of close guarding by the defending team.
   • 5. an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it above the head.
   • 6. a large cupboard: Scottish, Irish "the necessary linen was kept in a large press, and in another was the silver plate and several sets of china"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French presse (noun), presser (verb), from Latin pressare ‘keep pressing’, frequentative of premere.

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   May 27, 2024 · A printing press is a machine by which text and images are transferred from movable type to paper or other media by means of ink. Movable type and paper were first developed in China, and printing first became mechanized in Europe during the 15th century.

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   4 days ago · printing, traditionally, a technique for applying under pressure a certain quantity of colouring agent onto a specified surface to form a body of text or an illustration.

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