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UK
/pɹˈɛs/
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[ US /ˈpɹɛs/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹɛs/ ]
VERB
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place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
pressed flowers -
ask for or request earnestly
The prophet bid all people to become good persons -
lift weights
This guy can press 300 pounds -
exert pressure or force to or upon
press your thumb on this spot
He pressed down on the boards -
to be oppressive or burdensome
Something pressed on his mind
weigh heavily on the mind -
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
She is crusading for women's rights
The liberal party pushed for reforms
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate -
squeeze or press together
the spasm contracted the muscle
she compressed her lips -
crowd closely
The crowds pressed along the street -
be urgent
This is a pressing problem -
press from a plastic
press a record -
make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman -
create by pressing
Press little holes into the soft clay -
force or impel in an indicated direction
I urged him to finish his studies -
press and smooth with a heated iron
press your shirts
she stood there ironing
NOUN
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
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the state of demanding notice or attention
the press of business matters
the insistence of their hunger - a machine used for printing
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
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the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
at the pressing of a button
he gave the button a press
he used pressure to stop the bleeding - a dense crowd of people
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
How To Use press In A Sentence
- 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'. Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete
- That's as it should be, as the newspaper has a global audience but not global printing presses.
- You would be hard pressed to find a young captain or major who hadn't flown combat sorties in the area of operations.
- Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
- Does the plain, unsugared doughy type bagel look alike surpass the overly decorated with hundreds and thousands and pumped full of sweet chemicals with optional coating of chocolate (half dipped) Tescos Express doughnut win every time? Rabbit Stew. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- He slowly depressed the plunger and once the syringe was empty, withdrew the needle and stepped back.
- The question, which has been eating at Matthews for several years, is gnawing on him a couple of hours later as he decompresses at a party at Spago in Beverly Hills.
- Moreover, it is expressly added that if the day before the Passover falls on a Sabbath, one may in this manner purchase a Paschal lamb, and, presumably, all else that is needful for the feast.
- Yes, the gearbox was a bit saggy and I was alarmed at how much pressure the brake pedal needed to do an emergency stop, but other than this, all was well.