press
Meaning of press
- move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.
he pressed his face to the glass
her body pressed against his
- apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing.
she pressed her nicest blouse
- forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action).
Rose did not press the point
- raise (a specified weight) by lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
- try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy.
- a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.
a flower press
a wine press
- a printing press.
- newspapers or journalists viewed collectively.
the incident was not reported in the press
press coverage of the trial
- an act of pressing something.
the system summons medical help at the press of a button
these clothes could do with a press
- an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
- a large cupboard.
Middle English: from Old French presse (noun), presser (verb), from Latin pressare ‘keep pressing’, frequentative of premere .
verb- put someone or something to a specified use, especially as a temporary or makeshift measure.
she was pressed into service as an interpreter
- force (a man) to enlist in the army or navy.
noun
a forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.
late 16th century: alteration (by association with press1) of obsolete prest ‘pay given on enlistment, enlistment by such payment’, from Old French prest ‘loan, advance pay’, based on Latin praestare ‘provide’.
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Hyphenation of press
press
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- press is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
press synonyms
Meaning imperativeness:
imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure
Meaning crush:
Meaning wardrobe:
Meaning pressure:
Meaning urge:
Meaning weigh:
Meaning compress:
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract
Meaning crusade:
crusade, fight, campaign, push, agitate
Meaning push:
Meaning iron:
Meaning weight-lift:
Meaning bid:
bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, conjure
Meaning press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb:
Meaning make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected:
Meaning less high in position:
Meaning hold (someone) firmly in a specified position so they are unable to move:
Meaning restrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs:
Meaning make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:
Meaning roughly force (something) into place:
Meaning push suddenly or violently in a specified direction:
Meaning force (people or things) into a place or container that is or appears to be too small to contain them:
Meaning fix in position using a wedge:
Meaning grasp (something) tightly with one's hand:
Meaning squeeze (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection:
Meaning hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection:
Meaning surround; envelop:
Meaning grasp (something) tightly:
Meaning seize and hold firmly:
Meaning hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection:
Meaning give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance:
Meaning give off or produce steam:
Meaning press in a calender:
Meaning make an emotional appeal:
Meaning submit (a legal document, application, or charge) to be placed on record by the appropriate authority:
Meaning submit (a charge or a piece of information) for consideration:
Meaning present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities:
Meaning showing gentleness, kindness, and affection:
Meaning in a particular place:
Meaning put in a particular position:
Meaning put (something) down gently or carefully:
Meaning accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person:
Meaning the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast:
Meaning a person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares news to be broadcast:
Meaning a male newspaper journalist:
Meaning a male reporter or journalist:
Meaning a person who reports, especially one employed to report news or conduct interviews for the press or broadcasting media:
Meaning a journalist contributing regularly to a newspaper or magazine:
Meaning a journalist:
Meaning a rough cut, blow, or stroke:
Meaning a female journalist:
Meaning a newspaper reporter:
Meaning a reporter:
Meaning a person responsible for publicizing a product, person, or company:
Translation of press
- German: Presse, Gedränge, Gewühl, drücken, pressen, quälen, belästigen, drängen
- Spanish: prensa, multitud, muchedumbre, aglomeración, gentío, apretar, exhortar
- French: presse, affluence
- Portuguese: prensa, imprensa
- Italian: stampa, folla, moltitudine, calca, ressa, premere, spingere, sollecitare, incitare, incalzare, esortare
Words that rhyme with press
Ress, bearess, beggaress, caress, cellaress, infirmaress, pandaress, vicaress, votaress, Bress, Paracress, ancress, bittercress, cress, pennycress, rockcress, stonecress, watercress, Alldress, Childress, SignaDress, address, ambassadress, attendress, autoaddress, balldress, battledress, bedress, buildress, coatdress, cofoundress, commandress, contendress, counteraddress, defendress, demandress, dress, eldress, embassadress, foundress, hairdress, hammerdress, headdress, heraldress, housedress, husbandress, intrudress, islandress, laundress, lundress