Lexic.us

Definition of Press

1. Noun. The state of demanding notice or attention. "The press of business matters"

2. Verb. Exert pressure or force to or upon. "Press your thumb on this spot"

3. Noun. The print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines.

4. Verb. Force or impel in an indicated direction. "Sam cannot press Sue "; "I urged him to finish his studies"

5. Verb. To be oppressive or burdensome. "Something pressed on his mind"

6. Noun. A machine used for printing.

7. Verb. Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure. "Pressed flowers"

8. Noun. A dense crowd of people.

9. Verb. Squeeze or press together. "The spasm contracted the muscle"

10. Noun. A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes.

11. Verb. Crowd closely. "The crowds pressed along the street"

12. Noun. Clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use.

13. Verb. Create by pressing. "Press little holes into the soft clay"

14. Noun. Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids.

15. Verb. Be urgent. "This is a pressing problem"

16. Noun. A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead.

17. Noun. The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure. "At the pressing of a button"

18. Verb. 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 Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

19. Verb. Press from a plastic. "Press a record"

20. Verb. Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

21. Verb. Press and smooth with a heated iron. "They press the cape "; "She stood there ironing"

22. Verb. Lift weights. "This guy can press 300 pounds"

23. Verb. Ask for or request earnestly. "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

Definition of Press

1. 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.

2. v. t. To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.

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

4. v. t. 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.

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

6. 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.

Definition of Press

1. Noun. A device used to apply pressure to an item. ¹

2. Noun. A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers) ¹

3. Noun. A publisher. ¹

4. Noun. (especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (eg closet, cupboard). ¹

5. Noun. A printing machine. ¹

6. Noun. (countable weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs. ¹

7. Noun. (countable wagering) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet. ¹

8. Noun. Pure, unfermented, unaltered grape juice. ¹

9. Verb. (ambitransitive) to exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) to compress, squeeze ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug ¹

12. Verb. (transitive) to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth ¹

13. Verb. (transitive) (sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas. ¹

14. Verb. (transitive) to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction ¹

15. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) to weigh upon, oppress, trouble ¹

16. Verb. (transitive) to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel ¹

17. Verb. (transitive) to hasten, urge onward ¹

18. Verb. (transitive) to urge, beseech, entreat ¹

19. Verb. (transitive) to lay stress upon, emphasize ¹

20. Verb. (ambitransitive) to throng, crowd ¹

21. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) to print ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Press

1. to act upon with steady force [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Press

presort presorted presorting presorts presos prespecified prespecifies prespecify prespecifying presphenoid

presphenoidal prespill prespin prespinal presplit press (current term) press'd press-gang press-ganged press-ganging

press-gangs press-up press-ups press agency press agent press agents press ahead press avail press availability

Literary usage of Press

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1875)
"The two chief weapons which parties use in order to ensure success are the public press and the formation of associations. CHAPTER XL LIBERTY OF THE press ..."

2. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1838)
"The liberty of the press a necessary consequence of the sovereignty of the people as it ... Violent language of the periodical press in the United States. ..."

3. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve, John Canfield Spencer (1848)
"LIBERTY OF THE press IN THE UNITED STATES Difficulty of restraining the Liberty of the press.—Particular reasons which some Nations have to cherish this ..."

4. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1862)
"The liberty of the press a . necessary consequence of the sovereignty of the people as it ... Violent language of the periodical press in the United States. ..."

5. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve, John Canfield Spencer (1841)
"The Liberty of the press a necessary Consequence of the Sovereignty of the People as it ... Violent Language of the periodical press in the United States. ..."

6. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1864)
"The Liberty of the press a necessary Consequence of the Sovereignty of the ... The Periodical press has some peculiar Instincts, proved by the Example of ..."

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