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press
idiom
1. Go to press To be submitted for printing.
2. In press Submitted for printing; in the process of being printed.
3. Press the flesh Informal To shake hands and mingle with many people, especially while campaigning for public office.
4. Pressed for time In a hurry; under time pressure.
noun
1. A large gathering; a throng. See Synonyms at crowd1.
2. A place or establishment where matter is printed.
3. A viselike device for keeping a racket from warping.
4. Any of various machines or devices that apply pressure.
5. Any of various machines used for printing; a printing press.
verb
1. To act upon through steady pushing or thrusting force exerted in contact .
2. To squeeze out the juice or contents of.
3. To squeeze with apparatus or instruments to a desired density, smoothness, or shape.
4. To exert influence on .
5. To try hard to persuade .
verb-intransitive
1. Basketball To employ a press.
2. Sports To raise or lift a weight in a press.
3. To advance eagerly; push forward.
4. To assemble closely and in large numbers; crowd.
5. To employ urgent persuasion or entreaty.
verb-transitive
1. Sports To lift (a weight) to a position above the head without moving the legs.
2. To advance or carry on vigorously: "Far from backing down, he pressed the attackā ( Justin Kaplan).
3. To clasp in fondness or politeness.
4. To exert steady weight or force against; bear down on.
5. To extract (juice, for example) by squeezing or compressing.
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