presses

Noun

• the state of demanding notice or attention
• the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
• a machine used for printing
• a dense crowd of people
• a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
• clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
• any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
• plural of press

Verb

• exert pressure or force to or upon
• force or impel in an indicated direction
• to be oppressive or burdensome; ,
• place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
• squeeze or press together
• crowd closely
• create by pressing
• be urgent
• 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
• press from a plastic
• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
• press and smooth with a heated iron
• lift weights
• ask for or request earnestly
• third-person singular simple present indicative of press

Synonyms

adjure, agitate, beseech, bid, campaign, closet, compact, compress, conjure, constrict, contract, crusade, crush, entreat, exhort, fight, imperativeness, insistence, insistency, iron, iron out, jam, mechanical press, military press, press, press out, pressing, pressure, printing press, public press, push, squeeze, urge, urge on, wardrobe, weigh, weight-lift, weightlift