Meaning of 'press' (Webster Dictionary)
- 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.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service; to
impress.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly
into the navy.
- 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.
- Specifically, a printing press.
- 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.
- An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles;
as, a clothes press.
- The act of pressing or thronging forward.
- Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press
of engagements.
- A multitude of individuals crowded together; / crowd of
single things; a throng.
- 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.
- To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to
squeeze out, or express, from something.
- 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.
- To embrace closely; to hug.
- To oppress; to bear hard upon.
- To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or
hunger.
- To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or
over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
- 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.
- To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard;
as, to press a horse in a race.
- To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or
urge with steady force.
- 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.
- To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong
or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment.
Meaning of 'press' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Example in sentence:- at the pressing of a button;
- he gave the button a press;
- he used pressure to stop the bleeding
Meaning (2):
- the state of demanding notice or attention
Example in sentence:- the insistence of their hunger;
- the press of business matters
Meaning (3):
- exert pressure or force to or upon
Example in sentence:- He pressed down on the boards;
- press your thumb on this spot
Meaning (4):
- force or impel in an indicated direction
Example in sentence:- I urged him to finish his studies
Meaning (5):
- press from a plastic
Meaning (6):
- create by pressing
Example in sentence:- Press little holes into the soft clay
Meaning (7):
- press and smooth with a heated iron
Example in sentence:- press your shirts;
- she stood there ironing
Meaning (8):
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
Meaning (9):
- squeeze or press together
Example in sentence:- she compressed her lips;
- the spasm contracted the muscle
Meaning (10):
- 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
Example in sentence:- She is crusading for women's rights;
- The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate;
- The liberal party pushed for reforms
Meaning (11):
- to be oppressive or burdensome
Example in sentence:- Something pressed on his mind;
- weigh heavily on the mind
Meaning (12):
- crowd closely
Example in sentence:- The crowds pressed along the street
Meaning (13):
- ask for or request earnestly
Example in sentence:- The prophet bid all people to become good persons
Meaning (14):
- lift weights
Example in sentence:- This guy can press 300 pounds
Meaning (15):
- be urgent
Example in sentence:- This is a pressing problem
Meaning (16):
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
Example in sentence:- `Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman
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