ALL meanings of press
press
P p - verb press If you press fruits or vegetables, you squeeze them or crush them, usually in order to extract the juice. 0
- singular noun press Newspapers are referred to as the press. 0
- singular noun press Journalists are referred to as the press. 0
- countable noun press A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers. 0
- verb press to apply or exert weight, force, or steady pressure on 0
- verb press to squeeze or compress so as to alter in shape or form 0
- verb press to apply heat or pressure to (clothing) so as to smooth out or mark with creases; iron 0
- verb press to make (objects) from soft material by pressing with a mould, form, etc, esp to make gramophone records from plastic 0
- verb press to hold tightly or clasp, as in an embrace 0
- verb press to extract or force out (juice) by pressure (from) 0
- verb press to lift (a weight) successfully with a press 0
- verb press to force, constrain, or compel 0
- verb press to importune or entreat (a person) insistently; urge 0
- verb press to harass or cause harassment 0
- verb press to plead or put forward strongly or importunately 0
- verb press to be urgent 0
- verb press to have little of 0
- verb press to hasten or advance or cause to hasten or advance in a forceful manner 0
- verb press to crowd; throng; push 0
- verb press (formerly) to put to death or subject to torture by placing heavy weights upon 0
- verb press to trouble or oppress 0
- noun press any machine that exerts pressure to form, shape, or cut materials or to extract liquids, compress solids, or hold components together while an adhesive joint is formed 0
- noun press the art or process of printing 0
- noun press the opinions and reviews in the newspapers, etc 0
- noun press the act of pressing or state of being pressed 0
- noun press the act of crowding, thronging, or pushing together 0
- noun press a closely packed throng of people; crowd; multitude 0
- noun press urgency or hurry in business affairs 0
- noun press a cupboard, esp a large one used for storing clothes or linen 0
- noun press a wood or metal clamp or vice to prevent tennis rackets, etc, from warping when not in use 0
- noun press a lift in which the weight is raised to shoulder level and then above the head 0
- verb press to recruit (men) by forcible measures for military service 0
- verb press to use for a purpose other than intended, (esp in the phrase press into service) 0
- noun press recruitment into military service by forcible measures, as by a press gang 0
- verb transitive press to act on with steady force or weight; push steadily against; squeeze 0
- verb transitive press to depress or touch (a button, key, etc.) as in using an elevator, keyboard, etc. 0
- verb transitive press to extract juice, etc. from by squeezing 0
- verb transitive press to squeeze (juice, etc.) out 0
- verb transitive press to squeeze for the purpose of making smooth, compact, etc.; compress 0
- verb transitive press to iron (clothes, etc.), esp. with a heavy iron or steam machine 0
- verb transitive press to embrace closely 0
- verb transitive press to force; compel; constrain 0
- verb transitive press to urge or request earnestly or persistently; entreat; importune 0
- verb transitive press to impose by persistent entreaty; try to force 0
- verb transitive press to lay stress on; be insistent about; emphasize 0
- verb transitive press to distress or trouble; harass 0
- verb transitive press to urge on; drive quickly 0
- verb transitive press to shape (a phonograph record, metal or plastic products, etc.) by use of a form or matrix 0
- verb transitive press to crowd; throng 0
- verb transitive press oppress 0