Press
WordNet
noun
(1) 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"
(2) A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
(3) Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
(4) A machine used for printing
(5) Clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
(6) A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
(7) The gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
(8) A dense crowd of people
(9) Newspaper writers and photographers
(10) The state of demanding notice or attention
"The insistence of their hunger"
"The press of business matters"
verb
(11) Ask for or request earnestly
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
(12) Force or impel in an indicated direction
"I urged him to finish his studies"
(13) Lift weights
"This guy can press 300 pounds"
(14) Squeeze or press together
"She compressed her lips"
"The spasm contracted the muscle"
(15) Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
"Pressed flowers"
(16) Press and smooth with a heated iron
"Press your shirts"
"She stood there ironing"
(17) Exert pressure or force to or upon
"He pressed down on the boards"
"Press your thumb on this spot"
(18) Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
"`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
(19) Press from a plastic
"Press a record"
(20) Create by pressing
"Press little holes into the soft clay"
(21) Crowd closely
"The crowds pressed along the street"
(22) To be oppressive or burdensome
"Weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
(23) Be urgent
"This is a pressing problem"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- ...a flower press.
- A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers)
- This article appeared in the press.
- ...according to a member of the press...
- An enclosed storage space (eg closet, cupboard).
- Put the cups in the press.
- General term for a printing machine.
- Stop the presses!
- An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 22.
- This is the fourth set of benchpresses. There will be five more; then there will be five sets of presses on an inclined bench
- 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 22.
Verb
- To apply pressure to an item.
- Press any key.
See also
- hot press (baking, laundry)
- hot off the press (printing)
- press down