- verbpress (verb) · presses (third person present) · pressed (past tense) · pressed (past participle) · pressing (present participle)
- move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:"he pressed his face to the glass" · "her body pressed against his"
- 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"
- move in a specified direction by pushing:"the mob was still pressing forward"
- (of an enemy or opponent) attack persistently and fiercely:"their enemies pressed in on all sides" · "two assailants were pressing Agrippa"
- (press on/ahead)continue in one's action:"he stubbornly pressed on with his work"
- apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing:"she pressed her nicest blouse"
- apply pressure to (a flower or leaf) between sheets of paper in order to dry and preserve it.
- 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"
- manufacture (something, especially a record) by molding under pressure:"the record was pressed in two runs of 500 copies"
- forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action):"Rose did not press the point"
- make strong efforts to persuade or force (someone) to do or provide something:"when I pressed him for precise figures he evaded the subject" · "the marketing directors were pressed to justify their expenditure" · "they continued to press for changes in legislation"
- (press something on/upon)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"
- (be pressed)have barely enough of something, especially time:"I'm very pressed for time"
- (be pressed to do something)have difficulty doing or achieving something:"they may be hard pressed to keep their promise"
- weightliftingraise (a specified weight) by first lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upward above the head.
- golftry too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy.
nounpress (noun) · presses (plural noun) · the press (plural noun)- a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil:"a flower press" · "a wine press"
- a machine that applies pressure to a workpiece by means of a tool, in order to punch shapes.
- a printing press.
- a business that prints or publishes books:"the Clarendon Press"
- the process of printing:"the book is ready to go to press"
- (the press)newspapers or journalists viewed collectively:"the press was notified" · "press coverage"
- coverage in newspapers and magazines:"there's no point in demonstrating if you don't get any press" · "the mayor has had a bad press for years"
- 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"
- datedpressure of business.
- basketballany of various forms of close guarding by the defending team.
- weightliftingan act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it above the head.
- SCOTTISH ENGLISHa large cupboard:"the necessary linen was kept in a large press, and in another was the silver plate and several sets of china"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French presse (noun), presser (verb), from Latin pressare ‘keep pressing’, frequentative of premere.verb(press someone/something into)press (verb) · presses (third person present) · pressed (past tense) · pressed (past participle) · pressing (present participle)- put (someone or something) to a specified use, especially as a temporary or makeshift measure:"many of these stones have been pressed into service as gateposts"
- historicalforce (a man) to enlist in the army or navy.
nounhistoricalpress (noun) · presses (plural noun)- a forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.
Originmid 16th century: alteration (by association with press) of obsolete prest, past tense and past participle of prest ‘enlist (men) for military service by a payment’, probably from prest ‘pay given on enlistment, enlistment by such payment’, from Old French prest ‘loan, advance pay’, based on Latin praestare ‘provide’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:
- apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing:
- apply pressure to (a flower or leaf) between sheets of paper in order to dry and preserve it.
- squeeze or crush (fruit, vegetables, etc.) to extract the juice or oil:
- forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action):
- make strong efforts to persuade or force (someone) to do or provide something:
- have barely enough of something, especially time:
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