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the state of demanding notice or attention
"the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
press, public press(noun)the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
press, printing press(noun)a machine used for printing
crush, jam, press(noun)a dense crowd of people
wardrobe, closet, press(noun)a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
press(noun)clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
press, mechanical press(noun)any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
press, military press(noun)a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
press, pressure, pressing(verb)the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
"he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
press(verb)exert pressure or force to or upon
"He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
urge, urge on, press, exhort(verb)force or impel in an indicated direction
"I urged him to finish his studies"
weigh, press(verb)to be oppressive or burdensome
"weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
press(verb)place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
"pressed flowers"
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press(verb)squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
press(verb)crowd closely
"The crowds pressed along the street"
press(verb)create by pressing
"Press little holes into the soft clay"
press(verb)be urgent
"This is a pressing problem"
crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate(verb)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
"The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
press, press out(verb)press from a plastic
"press a record"
press, push(verb)make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
"`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
iron, iron out, press(verb)press and smooth with a heated iron
"press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
weight-lift, weightlift, press(verb)lift weights
"This guy can press 300 pounds"
bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure(verb)ask for or request earnestly
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
a built-in space for storage behind a doorput the towels in the linen press
a great number of persons or creatures massed togetherhe pushed his way through the press of people outside the courthouse
a storage case typically having doors and shelvesoriginally designed as a press for clothes, it now serves to hide the bedroom TV
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual rightthe fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car
to push steadily against with some forcean old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents ofmy family will only drink juice from freshly pressed oranges
to gather into a closely packed groupeveryone pressed around me to see the pictures
to force one's waywe continued to press deeper and deeper into the tangled rain forest
to cause (a person) to give in to pressurea manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of actionpressed us to go with them to the school board meeting
to indicate the importance of by centering attention onan office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security
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