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Word: press (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable A device used to apply pressure to an item.
  • countable An enclosed storage space (eg closet, cupboard).
  • countable A printing machine.
  • 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.
  • weightlifting An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
  • uncountable A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers)

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Verb:

  • ambitransitive to exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight
  • ambitransitive to throng, crowd
  • obsolete to print
  • obsolete to weigh upon, oppress, trouble
  • 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.
  • transitive to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug
  • transitive to compress, squeeze
  • transitive to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction
  • transitive to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel
  • transitive to hasten, urge onward
  • transitive to lay stress upon, emphasize
  • transitive to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth
  • transitive to urge, beseech, entreat

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