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1.NounAn instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
2.NounA device used to apply pressure to an item."a flower press"
3.NounA crowd.
4.NounA printing machine."Stop the presses!"
5.NounThe print-based media (both the people and the newspapers)."according to a member of the press; This article appeared in the press."
6.NounA publisher.
7.NounAn enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard)."Put the cups in the press.; Put the ironing in the linen press."
8.NounAn exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
9.NounAn additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet."He can even the match with a press."
10.NounPure, unfermented grape juice."I would like some Concord press with my meal tonight."
11.NounA commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
12.NounIn personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
13.VerbTo exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
14.VerbTo activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
15.VerbTo compress, squeeze."to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice"
16.VerbTo clasp, hold in an embrace.
17.VerbTo reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth."to press cloth with a clothes-iron; to press a hat"
18.VerbTo flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
19.VerbTo drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction."to press a crowd back"
20.VerbTo weigh upon, oppress, trouble.
21.VerbTo force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
22.VerbTo try to force (something upon someone)."to press the Bible on an audience"
23.VerbTo hasten, urge onward."to press a horse in a race"
24.VerbTo urge, beseech, entreat.
25.VerbTo lay stress upon.
26.VerbTo throng, crowd.
27.VerbTo print.
28.VerbTo force into service, particularly into naval service.