press
n 1: newspaper writers and photographers [syn: {fourth estate}]
2: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the
press of business matters" [syn: {imperativeness}, {insistence},
{insistency}, {pressure}]
3: printed matter in the form of newspapers or magazines [syn:
{public press}]
4: a machine used for printing [syn: {printing press}]
5: a dense crowd of people [syn: {crush}, {jam}]
6: with rails or hooks for hanging clothes [syn: {wardrobe}, {closet}]
7: clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
8: any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut
materials or extract liquids or compress solids
9: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder
height and then smoothly lifted overhead [syn: {military
press}]
10: the act of pressing; "he gave the button a press"; "he used
pressure to stop the bleeding" [syn: {pressure}, {pressing}]
v 1: exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the
boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
2: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to
finish his studies" [syn: {urge}, {urge on}, {exhort}]
3: to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind",
"Something pressed on his mind" [syn: {weigh}]
4: place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure;
"pressed flowers"
5: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips" [syn: {compress},
{constrict}, {squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}]
6: crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"
7: create by pressing: "Press little holes into the soft clay"
8: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to
gain an end; "The liberal party pushed for reforms" [syn:
{push}]
9: be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"
10: press from a plastic, as of records [syn: {press out}]
11: lift weights [syn: {weightlift}]
12: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to
become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}]