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press1 /pres/, also (all obsolete) preace, prease and preasse /prēs/ transitive verb- To exert a pushing force upon
- To squeeze
- To compress
- To clasp
- To thrust (something into or against something else)
- To squeeze out, express (eg juice from fruit)
- To iron (clothes)
- To produce (a gramophone record) from a mould by a compressing process
- To raise to the shoulders and then raise above the head (weightlifting)
- To flatten and dry (flowers, set) or otherwise shape and condense by the application of weight or other squeezing force
- To imprint, stamp, print (obsolete)
- To put to death by application of heavy weights (historical)
- (of troubles, etc) to bear heavily on, oppress
- To harass
- To beset
- To urge strongly or insistently
- To importune
- To insist on
- To invite with persistent warmth
- To offer urgently or abundantly (with upon)
- To present (eg a point) with earnestness, to impress on one's hearers
- To lay stress upon
- To hurry on with great speed, to expedite
- To bring (charges) officially against someone (law)
- To throng, crowd (archaic)
intransitive verb- To exert pressure or to push with force (with on, against, etc)
- To crowd
- To thrust oneself forward with violence (archaic)
- To be urgent in application, entreaty, or effort (with for)
- To strive (obsolete)
- To strive or strain too hard, with a resulting loss of ease and effectiveness (sport)
noun- An act of pressing
- Pressure
- An apparatus or machine for flattening, compressing or otherwise forcing into shape, or for extracting juice, etc, or for punching solid articles from soft metal, clay, etc
- A printing machine, a printing press
- (the practice or process of) printing
- A printing organization
- Often extended to a publishing house
- Printing activities
- Newspapers and periodicals collectively
- The journalistic profession
- (with cap) a common name for a newspaper
- (favourable or unfavourable) reception by newspapers and periodicals generally
- A crowd, throng
- The action of crowding or thronging
- The thick of a fight
- Stress (archaic)
- Urgency, hurry (archaic)
- A lift to shoulder level, then above the head (weightlifting)
- A cupboard or shelved closet or recess
- A bookcase
ORIGIN: Fr presser, from L pressāre, frequentative of premere, pressum to press pressed adjective - Under pressure, in a hurry
- (with for) short of (time or money; informal)
pressˈer noun pressˈful noun pressˈing noun An article or articles, esp gramophone records, made from the same mould or press adjective- Urgent
- Importunate
- Crowding
pressˈingly adverb pression /preshˈən/ noun (rare) - Pressure
- Impress
press agent noun An agent who arranges for newspaper advertising and publicity, esp for an actor or theatre press association noun - An association of newspapers formed to act as a news agency for the members of the association, each supplying local news, etc to the association
- (with caps) a British news agency formed as a press association in 1868
press bed noun A bed enclosed in a cupboard, or folding up into it press book noun A book printed at a private press press box noun A structure or area set aside for the use of reporters at sports, shows, etc press button noun A push-button pressˈ-button adjective press conference noun A meeting of a public personage with the press for making an announcement or to answer questions press council noun A body set up to monitor and uphold standards in journalism press cutting noun A paragraph or article cut out of a newspaper or magazine pressed day noun The third day of a three days' visit pressed glass noun Glass given shape and pattern by pressure in a mould press fastener noun A press stud pressˈfat noun (Bible) The vat for collecting the liquor from an olive press or winepress press gallery noun A reporters' gallery at a sports stadium, theatre, etc pressˈman noun - An operator of a printing press
- (and pressˈwoman) a journalist or reporter
pressˈmark noun A mark on a book to show its location in a library press office noun The department of an organization, government ministry, etc, responsible for releasing information concerning its activities to the press press officer noun press proof noun The last proof before printing press release noun An official statement or report supplied to the press pressˈroom noun - The room in which printing presses are housed and operated
- A room for the use of journalists
press stud noun A clothes-fastener consisting of complementary halves that interlock when pressed together pressˈ-up noun A gymnastic exercise performed face down, raising and lowering the body on the arms while keeping the trunk and legs rigid pressˈwork noun - The operation of a printing press
- Printed matter
- Journalistic work
at press or in the press - In course of printing
- About to be published
be hard pressed To be at a loss (to manage something), be in a jam go to press To begin to print or to be printed liberty or freedom of the press The right of publishing material without submitting it to a government authority for permission press ahead, forward or on To continue, esp energetically, often in spite of difficulties or opposition press flesh (or the flesh) (orig US; of politicians, etc) To go about shaking hands with people, esp potential supporters (fleshˈ-pressing noun) press of canvas or sail As much sail as can be carried press the button - To put machinery into operation
- To start things moving, esp in a momentous or irreversible way
the press - Printed matter generally, esp newspapers
- Journalists as a class
press2 /pres/ transitive verb- To carry off and force into service, esp in the navy (historical)
- To requisition, commandeer
- To turn to use in an unsuitable or provisional way
noun- Recruitment by force into service, impressment
- Authority for impressing
ORIGIN: prest2 press gang noun A gang or body of sailors under an officer, empowered to impress men into the navy pressˈ-gang transitive verb - To force into service in the army or navy
- To dragoon into participation in any enterprise (informal)
press money noun Earnest-money (see earnest2) |