Definition of "press"
noun:
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A device used to apply pressure to an item.
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A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers).
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A publisher.
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(especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (eg closet, cupboard).
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A printing machine.
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An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
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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.
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Pure, unfermented, unaltered grape juice.
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verb:
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To exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight.
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To compress, squeeze.
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To clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug.
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To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
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(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.
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To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
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To weigh upon, oppress, trouble.
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To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel.
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To hasten, urge onward.
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To urge, beseech, entreat.
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To lay stress upon, emphasize.
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To throng, crowd.
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To print.
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