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| 1. | [ verb ] exert pressure or force to or upon | |
| Examples: | "He pressed down on the boards" "press your thumb on this spot" |
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| Related terms: | touch squash squeeze crunch push drag_down knuckle | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (sociology,news) newspaper writers and photographers | |
| Synonyms: | fourth_estate | |
| Related terms: | estate press_corps gutter_press | |
| 3. | [ verb ] force or impel in an indicated direction | |
| Synonyms: | urge exhort urge_on | |
| Examples: | "I urged him to finish his studies" |
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| Related terms: | advise push preach rush goad exhortation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure | |
| Examples: | "pressed flowers" |
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| Related terms: | flatten iron calender | |
| 5. | [ verb ] squeeze or press together | |
| Synonyms: | contract compress constrict compact squeeze | |
| Examples: | "she compressed her lips" "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
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| Related terms: | tighten choke choke choke prim convulse astringe strangulate convulse bear_down contractile_organ compression contracture constriction compressor compression | |
| 6. | [ verb ] to be oppressive or burdensome | |
| Synonyms: | weigh | |
| Examples: | "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" |
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| Related terms: | count | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (printing) a machine used for printing | |
| Synonyms: | printing_press | |
| Related terms: | machine cylinder_press rotary_press standing_press bed | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the state of urgently demanding notice or attention | |
| Synonyms: | pressure insistence insistency imperativeness | |
| Examples: | "the press of business matters" |
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| Related terms: | urgency blackmail | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (writing,news) the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines | |
| Synonyms: | public_press | |
| Related terms: | print_media newspaper magazine free_press | |
| 10. | [ verb ] crowd closely | |
| Examples: | "The crowds pressed along the street" |
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| Related terms: | mass jam | |
| 11. | [ verb ] make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby | |
| Synonyms: | push | |
| Examples: | "Now push hard," said the doctor to the woman" |
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| Related terms: | push demand push | |
| 12. | [ verb ] create by pressing | |
| Examples: | : "Press little holes into the soft clay" |
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| Related terms: | make | |
| 13. | [ verb ] press from a plastic, as of records | |
| Synonyms: | press_out | |
| Related terms: | cast | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a dense crowd of people | |
| Synonyms: | crush jam | |
| Related terms: | crowd traffic_jam | |
| 15. | [ verb ] be urgent | |
| Examples: | "This is a pressing problem" |
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| Related terms: | be imperativeness | |
| 16. | [ noun ] clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use | |
| Related terms: | clamp | |
| 17. | [ noun ] a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead | |
| Synonyms: | military_press | |
| Related terms: | weightlifting weightlift | |
| 18. | [ verb ] ask for or request earnestly | |
| Synonyms: | bid beseech adjure conjure entreat | |
| Examples: | "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
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| Related terms: | plead adjuration | |
| 19. | [ noun ] (housing) a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes | |
| Synonyms: | wardrobe closet | |
| Related terms: | furniture armoire coat_closet clothes_closet | |
| 20. | [ verb ] lift weights | |
| Synonyms: | weight-lift weightlift | |
| Examples: | "This guy can press 300 pounds" |
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| Related terms: | exercise | |
| 21. | [ noun ] any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids | |
| Synonyms: | mechanical_press | |
| Related terms: | machine ciderpress hydraulic_press garlic_press punch_press winepress cheese_press | |
| 22. | [ verb ] (politics) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | fight campaign push agitate crusade | |
| Examples: | "The liberal party pushed for reforms" "She is crusading for women's rights" |
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| Related terms: | advertise advertize advertise campaign push reformer | |
| 23. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11800 | |
| 24. | [ noun ] the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure | |
| Synonyms: | pressure pressing | |
| Examples: | "he gave the button a press" "he used pressure to stop the bleeding" "at the pressing of a button" |
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| Related terms: | push impression compression decompression compress push | |
| Similar spelling: |
prowess Pressey Pries prissy Prussia Pryce prosy prose prize prise price Preis Preas Prowse Prouse Prisco praise Preuss Preiss Preece Prigge PRC Prague |
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