Etymology : Middle English presse, from Old French, from presser to press
Pronunciation : pres
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing; roller used to flatten or straighten objects; pressure, act of pressing. push, apply pressure; iron, remove creases or wrinkles by applying pressure; confiscate for public or government use. press\press\, v. t. [corrupt. fr. prest ready money advanced, a loan; hence, earnest money given soldiers on entering service. see:
prest, n.] to force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress. to peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed.press \press\, n. [for prest, confused with press.] a commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. i have misused the king's press.press gang, or.
2. An East Indian insectivore.
3. It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail.
4. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.
5. To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.
6. A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
7. 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.
8. To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something.
9. 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.
10. To embrace closely; to hug.
11. To oppress; to bear hard upon.
12. To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger.
13. To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
14. To try to force ; to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience.
15. To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race.
16. To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.
17. 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.
18. To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment.
19. 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.
20. Specifically, a printing press.
21. 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.
22. An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press.
23. The act of pressing or thronging forward.
24. Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements.
25. A multitude of individuals crowded together; &?; crowd of single things; a throng. 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" a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids a machine used for printing clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines newspaper writers and photographers place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers" exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" press from a plastic; "press a record" create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay" crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street" be urgent; "This is a pressing problem".
26. 1. If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else. He pressed his back against the door They pressed the silver knife into the cake.
27. If you press a button or switch, you push it with your finger in order to make a machine or device work. Drago pressed a button and the door closed Press is also a noun. a TV which rises from a table at the press of a button.
28. If you press something or press down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand. The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard She stood up and leaned forward with her hands pressing down on the desk.
29. If you press for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it. Police might now press for changes in the law They had pressed for their children to be taught French. = push.
30. If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something. Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm Mr King seems certain to be pressed for further details She smiles coyly when pressed about her private life.
31. If someone presses their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way. The protest campaign has used mass strikes and demonstrations to press its demands.
32. If an unpleasant feeling or worry presses on you, it affects you very much or you are always thinking about it. The weight of irrational guilt pressed on her.
33. If you press something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it. All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother.
34. If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases. Vera pressed his shirt clean, neatly pressed, conservative clothes. = iron.
35. If you press fruits or vegetables, you squeeze them or crush them, usually in order to extract the juice. The grapes are hand-picked and pressed I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water. 1 clove fresh garlic, pressed or diced.
36. Newspapers are referred to as the press. Today the British press is full of articles on India's new prime minister Press reports revealed that ozone levels in the upper atmosphere fell during the past month.
37. Journalists are referred to as the press. Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press afterwards.
38. A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers. see also:
pressed, pressing.
39. If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised. the bad press that career women consistently get in this country.
40. If you press charges against someone, you make an official accusation against them which has to be decided in a court of law. I could have pressed charges against him.
41. When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed. We check prices at the time of going to press. Associated Press drill press hydraulic press The Press punch press rotary press.
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