press
verb
[ prɛs ]
• move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.
• "he pressed his face to the glass"
Similar:
push (down),
press down,
thumb,
depress,
bear down on,
lean on,
lower,
pin,
pinion,
hold down,
force,
ram,
thrust,
cram,
squeeze,
compress,
wedge,
clasp,
hold close,
hug,
cuddle,
crush,
enfold,
clutch,
grasp,
embrace,
• 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"
Similar:
plead,
urge,
advance insistently,
file,
prefer,
lodge,
tender,
present,
place,
lay,
submit,
put forward,
• 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.
press
noun
• a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.
• "a flower press"
• a printing press.
• newspapers or journalists viewed collectively.
• "the incident was not reported in the press"
Similar:
the media,
the newspapers,
the papers,
the news media,
journalism,
the newspaper world,
the newspaper business,
the print media,
the fourth estate,
journalists,
newspapermen,
newsmen,
newspaper women,
reporters,
columnists,
commentariat,
pressmen,
presswomen,
journos,
hacks,
hackettes,
newshounds,
newsies,
publicists,
Fleet Street,
• an act of pressing something.
• "the system summons medical help at the press of a button"
• an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
• a large cupboard.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French presse (noun), presser (verb), from Latin pressare ‘keep pressing’, frequentative of premere .
press
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.
press
noun
• a forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.
Origin:
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’.
