press

Definitions

1. 1noun

   An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.

2. 2noun

   To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.

3. 3noun

   A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.

4. 4verb

   To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.

5. 5verb

   To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something.

6. 6verb

   To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to press clothes.

7. 7verb

   To embrace closely; to hug.

8. 8verb

   To oppress; to bear hard upon.

9. 9verb

   To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger.

10. 10verb

    To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.

11. 11verb

    To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience.

12. 12verb

    To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.

14. 14intransitive verb

    To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to encroach.

15. 15intransitive verb

    To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment.

16. 16noun

    An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses.

17. 17noun

    Specifically, a printing press.

18. 18noun

    The art or business of printing and publishing; hence, printed publications, taken collectively, more especially newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them; as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a curse.

19. 19noun

    An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press.

20. 20noun

    The act of pressing or thronging forward.

21. 21noun

    Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements.

22. 22noun

    A multitude of individuals crowded together; / crowd of single things; a throng.

23. 23noun

    the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

    "he gave the button a press"

    "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"

    Synonyms

    pressingpressure
24. 24noun

    a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

25. 25noun

    any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

26. 26noun

    a machine used for printing

27. 27noun

    clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

28. 28noun

    a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

    Synonyms

    closetwardrobe
29. 29noun

    the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines

30. 30noun

    a dense crowd of people

    Synonyms

    crushjam
31. 31noun

    the state of demanding notice or attention

    "the insistence of their hunger"

    "the press of business matters"

    Synonyms

    imperativenessinsistenceinsistencypressure
32. 32verb

    ask for or request earnestly

    "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

    Synonyms

    adjurebeseechbidconjureentreat
33. 33verb

    force or impel in an indicated direction

    "I urged him to finish his studies"

    Synonyms

    exhorturge
34. 34verb

    lift weights

    "This guy can press 300 pounds"

35. 35verb

    squeeze or press together

    "she compressed her lips"

    "the spasm contracted the muscle"

    Synonyms

    compactcompressconstrictcontractsqueeze
36. 36verb

    place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure

    "pressed flowers"

37. 37verb

    press and smooth with a heated iron

    "press your shirts"

    "she stood there ironing"

    Synonyms

    iron
38. 38verb

    exert pressure or force to or upon

    "He pressed down on the boards"

    "press your thumb on this spot"

39. 39verb

    make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

    "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

    Synonyms

    push
40. 40verb

    press from a plastic

    "press a record"

41. 41verb

    create by pressing

    "Press little holes into the soft clay"

42. 42verb

    crowd closely

    "The crowds pressed along the street"

43. 43verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    agitatecampaigncrusadefightpush
44. 44verb

    to be oppressive or burdensome, "Something pressed on his mind"

    "weigh heavily on the mind"

    Synonyms

    weigh
45. 45verb

    be urgent

    "This is a pressing problem"