| press | | |
| n. (state) | 1. imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure | the state of demanding notice or attention.; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" |
| ~ urgency | the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity. |
| n. (communication) | 2. press, public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines. |
| ~ free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology. |
| ~ print media | a medium that disseminates printed matter. |
| ~ newspaper, paper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" |
| ~ mag, magazine | a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it.; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" |
| ~ press corps | a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics.; "the White House press corps" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. press, printing press | a machine used for printing. |
| ~ bed | the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.. |
| ~ cylinder press, flatbed press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| ~ rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder. |
| ~ standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically. |
| n. (group) | 4. crush, jam, press | a dense crowd of people. |
| ~ crowd | a large number of things or people considered together.; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" |
| ~ snarl-up, traffic jam | a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. closet, press, wardrobe | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes. |
| ~ armoire | a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons. |
| ~ clothes closet, clothespress | a closet where clothes are stored. |
| ~ coat closet | a closet for storing outerwear. |
| ~ article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy.; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use. |
| ~ clamp, clinch | a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. mechanical press, press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids. |
| ~ cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd. |
| ~ ciderpress | a press that is used to extract the juice from apples. |
| ~ garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic. |
| ~ hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| ~ punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts. |
| ~ winepress | a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes. |
| n. (act) | 8. military press, press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead. |
| ~ weightlift, weightlifting | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights. |
| n. (act) | 9. press, pressing, pressure | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure.; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" |
| ~ push, pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away.; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" |
| ~ impression | the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another.; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" |
| ~ compressing, compression | applying pressure. |
| v. (contact) | 10. press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ squeeze | press firmly.; "He squeezed my hand" |
| ~ mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" |
| ~ cranch, craunch, grind, crunch | press or grind with a crushing noise. |
| ~ bear down, drag down, press down on, bear down on, weigh down | exert a force with a heavy weight.; "The snow bore down on the roof" |
| ~ knuckle | press or rub with the knuckles. |
| ~ push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
| v. (communication) | 11. exhort, press, urge, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ hurry, rush | urge to an unnatural speed.; "Don't rush me, please!" |
| ~ push, bear on | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| ~ advocate, preach | speak, plead, or argue in favor of.; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" |
| ~ advise, counsel, rede | give advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| v. (stative) | 12. press, weigh | to be oppressive or burdensome.; "weigh heavily on the mind"; "Something pressed on his mind" |
| ~ matter, count, weigh | have weight; have import, carry weight.; "It does not matter much" |
| v. (contact) | 13. press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.; "pressed flowers" |
| ~ flatten out, flatten | become flat or flatter.; "The landscape flattened" |
| ~ iron, iron out, press | press and smooth with a heated iron.; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" |
| ~ calender | press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets.; "calender paper" |
| v. (contact) | 14. compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| ~ choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing. |
| ~ prim | contract one's lips.; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" |
| ~ tighten | become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened" |
| ~ astringe | constrict or bind or draw together.; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" |
| ~ strangulate | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air. |
| ~ convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm.; "The muscles in her face convulsed" |
| ~ convulse | cause to contract.; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
| ~ bear down, overbear | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery. |
| ~ choke, gag, fret | be too tight; rub or press.; "This neckband is choking the cat" |
| ~ scrag, choke | wring the neck of.; "The man choked his opponent" |
| v. (motion) | 15. press | crowd closely.; "The crowds pressed along the street" |
| ~ mass | join together into a mass or collect or form a mass.; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" |
| v. (creation) | 16. press | create by pressing.; "Press little holes into the soft clay" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (stative) | 17. press | be urgent.; "This is a pressing problem" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 18. agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push | 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.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| v. (creation) | 19. press, press out | press from a plastic.; "press a record" |
| ~ mould, mold, cast | form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold.; "cast a bronze sculpture" |
| v. (contact) | 20. press, push | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby.; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (contact) | 21. iron, iron out, press | press and smooth with a heated iron.; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" |
| ~ heat, heat up | make hot or hotter.; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove" |
| ~ mangle | press with a mangle.; "mangle the sheets" |
| ~ press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.; "pressed flowers" |
| v. (competition) | 22. press, weight-lift, weightlift | lift weights.; "This guy can press 300 pounds" |
| ~ exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| v. (communication) | 23. adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press | ask for or request earnestly.; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
| ~ plead | appeal or request earnestly.; "I pleaded with him to stop" |
| push | | |
| n. (act) | 1. push, pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away.; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| ~ depression | pushing down.; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter" |
| ~ nudge, jog | a slight push or shake. |
| ~ pressing, pressure, press | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure.; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" |
| ~ shove | the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something).; "he gave the door a shove" |
| ~ boost | the act of giving a push.; "he gave her a boost over the fence" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. push, thrust | the force used in pushing.; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" |
| ~ force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity.; "force equals mass times acceleration" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. energy, get-up-and-go, push | enterprising or ambitious drive.; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" |
| ~ drive | the trait of being highly motivated.; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" |
| ~ second wind | renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking.; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. button, push, push button | an electrical switch operated by pressing.; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" |
| ~ bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell. |
| ~ buzzer, doorbell, bell | a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed. |
| ~ horn button | a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile. |
| ~ mouse button | a push button on the mouse. |
| ~ panic button | a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency.; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button" |
| ~ push-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons. |
| ~ reset button | a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism. |
| ~ electric switch, electrical switch, switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit. |
| n. (act) | 5. push | an effort to advance.; "the army made a push toward the sea" |
| ~ forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, procession, progression, advance | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| v. (motion) | 6. force, push | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| ~ nudge, poke at, prod | to push against gently.; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ push, press | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby.; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" |
| ~ beat back, force back, push back, repel, repulse, drive | cause to move back by force or influence.; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" |
| ~ shove | push roughly.; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line" |
| ~ flick, jerk | throw or toss with a quick motion.; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ shove, jostle | come into rough contact with while moving.; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" |
| ~ push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
| ~ nose | push or move with the nose. |
| ~ obtrude, push out, thrust out | push to thrust outward. |
| ~ push aside, push away | push out of the way. |
| ~ muscle into | force one's way.; "He muscled into the union" |
| ~ push up | push upward. |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| ~ drive | urge forward.; "drive the cows into the barn" |
| ~ jam | push down forcibly.; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor" |
| ~ stuff, thrust, shove, squeeze | press or force.; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" |
| ~ topple, tumble, tip | cause to topple or tumble by pushing. |
| v. (communication) | 7. bear on, push | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| ~ urge, exhort, press, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ nudge | push into action by pestering or annoying gently. |
| ~ bull, bull through | push or force.; "He bulled through his demands" |
| ~ labor, labour, tug, push, drive | strive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" |
| v. (communication) | 8. advertise, advertize, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| ~ propagandise, propagandize | spread by propaganda. |
| ~ plug | make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote. |
| ~ bill | advertise especially by posters or placards.; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" |
| ~ crusade, campaign, agitate, fight, push, press | 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.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| ~ crusade, campaign, agitate, fight, push, press | 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.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| v. (social) | 9. drive, labor, labour, push, tug | strive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" |
| ~ push, bear on | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| ~ strain, strive, reach | to exert much effort or energy.; "straining our ears to hear" |
| ~ struggle, fight | make a strenuous or labored effort.; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" |
| v. (motion) | 10. push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| ~ push | move strenuously and with effort.; "The crowd pushed forward" |
| v. (motion) | 11. crowd, push | approach a certain age or speed.; "She is pushing fifty" |
| ~ approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up | move towards.; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
| v. (possession) | 12. push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs).; "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ sell, trade, deal | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| v. (motion) | 13. push | move strenuously and with effort.; "The crowd pushed forward" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
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