press

v. push, apply pressure; iron, remove creases or wrinkles by applying pressure; confiscate for public or government use

n. journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing; roller used to flatten or straighten objects; pressure, act of pressing

Press is a general term having a number of related meanings stemming from the original definition of "pressing" as the physical action of applying force: In industry and home economicsMachine press, a machine that shapes material by the application of pressureHydraulic press, a machine press operating by hydraulic pressureFlypress, a machine that cuts material by pressing with a sharp edged mold or toolLinen-press, a cabinet for storing household textiles and clothing.Trouser press, an appliance to remove wrinkles from trousersPrinting press, a machine that presses ink from a printing plate onto paperRam press, a machine that uses a mechanical ram to force and press materials.RAM press, a patented machine used to press clay in the pottery business.
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Noun
1. newspaper writers and photographers
(synonym) fourth estate
(hypernym) estate, estate of the realm
(hyponym) gutter press
2. the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters"
(synonym) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure
(hypernym) urgency
3. the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
(synonym) public press
(hypernym) print media
(hyponym) free press
4. a machine used for printing
(synonym) printing press
(hypernym) machine
(hyponym) flatbed press, cylinder press
(part-meronym) bed
5. a dense crowd of people
(synonym) crush, jam
(hypernym) crowd
(hyponym) traffic jam, snarl-up
6. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
(synonym) wardrobe, closet
(hypernym) furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
(hyponym) armoire
7. clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
(hypernym) clamp
8. any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
(synonym) mechanical press
(hypernym) machine
(hyponym) cheese press
(derivation) press out
9. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
(synonym) military press
(hypernym) weightlifting
(derivation) weight-lift, weightlift
10. 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"
(synonym) pressure, pressing
(hypernym) push, pushing
(hyponym) impression
(derivation) push
Verb
1. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
(hypernym) touch
(hyponym) squeeze
(derivation) pressure, pressing
2. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
(synonym) urge, urge on, exhort
(hypernym) advise, counsel
(hyponym) rush, hurry
(derivation) pressure
3. to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
(synonym) weigh
(hypernym) count, matter, weigh
4. place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
(hypernym) flatten, flatten out
(hyponym) iron, iron out
(derivation) pressure, pressing
5. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
(synonym) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract
(hypernym) tighten
(hyponym) choke, strangle
(derivation) pressure, pressing
6. crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"
(hypernym) mass
(derivation) crush, jam
7. create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"
(hypernym) make, create
(derivation) pressure, pressing
8. be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"
(hypernym) be
(derivation) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure
9. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
(synonym) crusade, fight, campaign, push, agitate
(hypernym) advertise, advertize, promote, push
(verb-group) advertise, advertize, promote, push
10. press from a plastic; "press a record"
(synonym) press out
(hypernym) cast, mold, mould
(derivation) mechanical press
11. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
(synonym) push
(hypernym) push, force
(derivation) pressure, pressing
12. lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds"
(synonym) weight-lift, weightlift
(hypernym) exercise, work out
(derivation) military press
13. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
(synonym) bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, conjure
(hypernym) plead

v. squeeze, press, apply pressure, apply force or weight; pack in, cram together, become stuck, cause to be stuck; oppress, suppress

(n.)
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
  

(n.)
A multitude of individuals crowded together; / crowd of single things; a throng.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.
  

(n.)
An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press.
  

(n.)
Specifically, a printing press.
  

(n.)
The act of pressing or thronging forward.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.
  

(n.)
Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements.
  

(v. i.)
To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.
  

(v. i.)
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.
  

(v. i.)
To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment.
  

(v.)
To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race.
  

(v.)
To embrace closely; to hug.
  

(v.)
To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
  

(v.)
To oppress; to bear hard upon.
  

(v.)
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.
  

(v.)
To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something.
  

(v.)
To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger.
  

(v.)
To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience.
  

(v.)
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.