| press | | |
| imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure | (n.) | the state of demanding notice or attention.; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" |
| press, public press | (n.) | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines. |
| press, printing press | (n.) | a machine used for printing. |
| crush, jam, press | (n.) | a dense crowd of people. |
| closet, press, wardrobe | (n.) | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes. |
| press | (n.) | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use. |
| mechanical press, press | (n.) | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids. |
| military press, press | (n.) | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead. |
| press, pressing, pressure | (n.) | 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" |
| press | (v.) | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| exhort, press, urge, urge on | (v.) | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| press, weigh | (v.) | to be oppressive or burdensome.; "weigh heavily on the mind"; "Something pressed on his mind" |
| press | (v.) | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.; "pressed flowers" |
| compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | (v.) | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| press | (v.) | crowd closely.; "The crowds pressed along the street" |
| press | (v.) | create by pressing.; "Press little holes into the soft clay" |
| press | (v.) | be urgent.; "This is a pressing problem" |
| agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push | (v.) | 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" |
| press, press out | (v.) | press from a plastic.; "press a record" |
| press, push | (v.) | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby.; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" |
| iron, iron out, press | (v.) | press and smooth with a heated iron.; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" |
| press, weight-lift, weightlift | (v.) | lift weights.; "This guy can press 300 pounds" |
| adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press | (v.) | ask for or request earnestly.; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
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