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"Press" Definition

noun

A large gathering; a throng. See Synonyms at crowd1.
A place or establishment where matter is printed.
A viselike device for keeping a racket from warping.
Any of various machines or devices that apply pressure.
Any of various machines used for printing; a printing press.

verb-intransitive

Basketball To employ a press.
Sports To raise or lift a weight in a press.
To advance eagerly; push forward.
To assemble closely and in large numbers; crowd.
To employ urgent persuasion or entreaty.

idiom

Go to press To be submitted for printing.
In press Submitted for printing; in the process of being printed.
Press the flesh Informal To shake hands and mingle with many people, especially while campaigning for public office.
Pressed for time In a hurry; under time pressure.

verb-transitive

Sports To lift (a weight) to a position above the head without moving the legs.
To advance or carry on vigorously: "Far from backing down, he pressed the attack” ( Justin Kaplan).
To clasp in fondness or politeness.
To exert steady weight or force against; bear down on.
To extract (juice, for example) by squeezing or compressing.

verb

To act upon through steady pushing or thrusting force exerted in contact .
To squeeze out the juice or contents of.
To squeeze with apparatus or instruments to a desired density, smoothness, or shape.
To exert influence on .
To try hard to persuade .

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