press

Meanings

• the state of demanding notice or attention
  • "the press of business matters"
• the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
• a machine used for printing
• a dense crowd of people
• a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
• clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
• any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
• 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"
• exert pressure or force to or upon
  • "He pressed down on the boards"
  • "press your thumb on this spot"
• force or impel in an indicated direction
• to be oppressive or burdensome; ,
  • "Something pressed on his mind"
• place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
  • "pressed flowers"
• squeeze or press together
  • "she compressed her lips"
• crowd closely
  • "The crowds pressed along the street"
• create by pressing
  • "Press little holes into the soft clay"
• be urgent
  • "This is a pressing problem"
• 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
• press from a plastic
  • "press a record"
• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
• press and smooth with a heated iron
  • "press your shirts"
• lift weights
  • "This guy can press 300 pounds"
• ask for or request earnestly

Synonyms

adjure, agitate, beseech, bid, campaign, closet, compact, compress, conjure, constrict, contract, crusade, crush, entreat, exhort, fight, imperativeness, insistence, insistency, iron, iron out, jam, mechanical press, military press, press out, pressing, pressure, printing press, public press, push, squeeze, urge, urge on, wardrobe, weigh, weight-lift, weightlift