press

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/pɹɛs/

noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

fruitless, interested, kindly, red

The interested press gathered outside the courthouse waiting for the verdict.

VERB + PRESS

don't, face, fire, flower, lead, went

She went to press with the story even though her editor had doubts about it.

PRESS + NOUN

bell, button, cloth, conference, fruit, minister, opinions, pedal

The minister held a press conference to announce the new education policy.

PREP.

down, during, from, in, off, on, with

The journalists pressed down on the door handle to enter the conference room.

ADV.

bitterly, further, twice

She pressed further into the crowded market, searching desperately for her lost daughter.

Definitions

noun

An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.

Connecting to the service is almost idiot proof and takes just a few button presses.

a slaloming winger putting lumpen defenders on their backsides, or even a sneaky centre-forward, using his boundless energy to lead the press and force mistakes.

A device used to apply pressure to an item.

a flower press

A crowd.

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

The press in the square grew. Something would happen now.

A printing machine.

Stop the presses!

That books are pouring off the world’s presses at unprecedented rates is a fact often alluded to as a flood that is inundating libraries and the book trades.

The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).

according to a member of the press

This article appeared in the press.

verb

To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.

To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.

To compress, squeeze.

to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice

To clasp, hold in an embrace.

With tears and ſmiles ſhe took her ſon, and preſs'd / Th' illuſtrious infant to her fragrant breaſt.

To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.

to press cloth with a clothes-iron

to press a hat

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of pressing

noun — a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for cl

noun — a dense crowd of people

noun — the state of demanding notice or attention

imperativeness
insistence
insistency
pressure

verb — ask for or request earnestly

verb — force or impel in an indicated direction

urge
exhort

verb — lift weights

weight-lift
weightlift

verb — squeeze or press together

verb — press and smooth with a heated iron

iron

verb — make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the b

push

verb — exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to ga

verb — to be oppressive or burdensome

weigh

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

stop press

Used to announce an event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.

yellow press

Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.

Near-synonyms: tabloids, gutter press

any press is good press

Being mentioned in the media, even in the context of a scandal or controversy, is beneficial to the subject because it brings publicity.

press the flesh

To shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.

Bill Clinton was in full campaign form Tuesday. Hours behind schedule, he stopped to press the flesh with everyone in sight.

press on

To persist, to continue to advance.

British Railways are, however, pressing on with the introduction of standard equipment, and in this, the fourth year of unified working, standard locomotives and rolling stock will

Example Bank

Connecting to the service is almost idiot proof and takes just a few button presses.

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a slaloming winger putting lumpen defenders on their backsides, or even a sneaky centre-forward, using his boundless energy to lead the press and force mistakes.

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a flower press

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to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice

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With tears and ſmiles ſhe took her ſon, and preſs'd / Th' illuſtrious infant to her fragrant breaſt.

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to press cloth with a clothes-iron

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