Difference between flatten and press

flatten

Definitions

verb

  1. become flat or flatter
  2. lower the pitch of (musical notes)
  3. make flat or flatter

Examples

You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.

Beneath the splenium of the corpus callosum, the dentate gyrus becomes flattened and smooth and continues on to the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum as the thin gyrus fasciolaris.

These flattened cells from the ovarian follicle and, therefore, called follicular cells.

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press

Definitions

verb

  1. place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
  2. ask for or request earnestly
  3. lift weights
  4. exert pressure or force to or upon
  5. to be oppressive or burdensome
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noun

  1. the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
  2. any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
  3. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
  4. the state of demanding notice or attention
  5. a machine used for printing
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Examples

We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol.

Warner wrote from Egypt expressing sympathy for their unfurnished state of affairs, but added, "I would rather fit out three houses and fill them with furniture than to fit out one 'dahabiyeh'.

That's as it should be, as the newspaper has a global audience but not global printing presses.

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