press
pres
- n the state of demanding notice or attention
the press of business matters - n the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- n a machine used for printing
- n a dense crowd of people
- n a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- n clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- n any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- n a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- 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 - v exert pressure or force to or upon
He pressed down on the boards
press your thumb on this spot - v force or impel in an indicated direction
- v to be oppressive or burdensome
weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind - v place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
pressed flowers - v squeeze or press together
she compressed her lips - v crowd closely
The crowds pressed along the street - v create by pressing
- v be urgent
This is a pressing problem - 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
- v press from a plastic
press a record - v make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- v press and smooth with a heated iron
press your shirts - v lift weights
This guy can press 300 pounds - v ask for or request earnestly
- This morning, the press staked out Jewell's apartment and waited for the FBI to show up with a warrant.
- No woman writing for the daily press has more readers than a portly, hearty, white-haired old lady who lives in a little house high above San Francisco's Golden Gate.
- For a few minutes Monday, the cable news networks turned live to a presidential press conference in Guadalajara, Mexico, an event most American viewers experienced as a brief .