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press
English
- 🔊 the act of pressing“he gave the button a press”
- 🔊 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 print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- 🔊 a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes
- 🔊 a dense crowd of people
- 🔊 the state of demanding notice or attention“the insistence of their hunger”
- 🔊 place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure“pressed flowers”
- 🔊 exert pressure or force to or upon“He pressed down on the boards”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 to be oppressive or burdensome“weigh heavily on the mind”
- 🔊 force or impel in an indicated direction“I urged him to finish his studies”
- 🔊 lift weights“This guy can press 300 pounds”
- 🔊 press and smooth with a heated iron“press your shirts”
- 🔊 exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person“The liberal party pushed for reforms”
- 🔊 ask for or request earnestly“The prophet bid all people to become good persons”
- 🔊 squeeze or press together“she compressed her lips”
Spanish
- 🔊 prensar to press
- 🔊 apremir to press, squeeze
- 🔊 premir to press, squeeze
- 🔊 dar to press, activate
- 🔊 trapiche press, crusher (machine)
- 🔊 estrujar to press, squeeze (so that liquid comes out)