Press

Word PRESS
Character 5
Hyphenation press
Pronunciations /pɹɛs/

Definitions and meanings of "Press"

What do we mean by press?

To force into service in the army or navy; impress. transitive verb

To take arbitrarily or by force, especially for public use. transitive verb

To use in a manner different from the usual or intended, especially in an emergency. transitive verb

Conscription or impressment into service, especially into the army or navy. noun

An official warrant for impressing men into military service. noun

To exert steady weight or force against. intransitive verb

To move by applying pressure. intransitive verb

To squeeze or clasp in fondness or concern. intransitive verb

To squeeze the juice or other contents from. intransitive verb

To extract (juice, for example) by squeezing or compressing. intransitive verb

To reshape or make compact by applying steady force; compress. intransitive verb

To iron (clothing, for example). intransitive verb

To make (a sound recording), originally by pressing (a vinyl phonograph record) under pressure in a mold. intransitive verb

To bear down on or attack. intransitive verb

To carry on or advance vigorously (an attack, for instance). intransitive verb

A device used to apply pressure to an item.

A printing machine.

(collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).

A publisher.

An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).

An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.

(wagering) 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.

Pure, unfermented grape juice.

A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.

A crowd.

To be overly excited, or very anxious to do something; to be bent on seeing or talking to someone; to be in a rush or hurry to get some where commonly used in the D.C. and Maryland area Urban Dictionary

To give press- to have sex Urban Dictionary

To have sex with.. Urban Dictionary

To straighten hair(usually african american or some version thereof's) hair using extreme heat. The heat source is usually an iron comb that has been heated over an open flame. Yes, it is as dangerous and damaging as it sounds...Can result in 3rd degree burns to the scalp and/or neck,depending on how experinced the presser is. Urban Dictionary

It's like a cupboard only it's a press. Urban Dictionary

Extremely potent marijuana usually compressed into tight buds. Urban Dictionary

To try and pull someone or to pull them. To get your press on. Urban Dictionary

Something you do to clothes. Urban Dictionary

To be depressed, stress Urban Dictionary

Someone who is very strict, who follows the rules word for word, which makes them annoying. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Press

The word "press" in example sentences

If you'd like to explore how the world of the university press world is gettin' free, try this search on Google or Yahoo along with your favorite keywords: “university press” free download site:edu . ❋ Unknown (2009)

McCain and Palin are laughing at the press -- and it's the press 'fault yahooBuzzArticleHeadline =' McCain and Palin are laughing at the press -- and it\'s the press\ 'fault'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The press throughout this race has walked away from any semblance of traditional standards, yet journalists seemed oblivious to the long-term implications of their chronic embrace of fluff. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A specialized type of hydraulic press is known as the “ram press”. ❋ Unknown (1991)

Oh! the Lord help you not to draw back, but to press on, _press on, press on_, never minding the consequences. ❋ Catherine Mumford Booth (1859)

I did with the onions and scallions neither, barring by great luck they'd be in and under the press here -- (_running to look under the press_) -- which they are, praised be God! in the far corner. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

Try these outside the box techniques: close grip bench press floor bench press (elbows on the floor) pin press* board press* ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thus, a vast concern is expressed for the “liberty of the press, ” and the utmost abhorrence of its “licentiousness”: but then, by the licentiousness of the press is meant every disclosure by which any abuse is brought to light and exposed to shame—by the “liberty of the press” is meant only publications from which no such inconvenience is to be apprehended; and the fallacy consists in employing the sham approbation of liberty as a mask for the real opposition to all free discussion. ❋ Unknown (1909)

The term press box is so familiar everyone feels like they know what goes on there. ❋ VINCE STATEN (2003)

If the video game press is all about hype, then I suppose it'd be nice to remove press from the equation altogether. ❋ SVGL (2008)

America, of which the die was broken in the coining press, has been for a long time promised to distinguished persons, you will no doubt not be surprised at the interest which I take that neither the delicacy of the donors nor the desire of the legatees should be compromised. ❋ J. F. Loubat (N/A)

Aluminized steel is ideal because it is available coiled - squeezed by rollers and then put into a lasso-like form that can be fed directly into a coining press. ❋ By DAVID L. GANZ (2011)

This press is an advancement from single stage in that you can save a little time in setup as you preset the dies in the turret and then need only rotate the turret to do the next stage of activity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So IF she runs for Pres or Vice PRes and then the press is all over her family and letterman is still making jokes like he always has and always will .. is she gonna run off and quit her job? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dawg was a young man in Alabama during the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s and the Alabama press was as cowed by the klan and the then racist state government and business establishment as the Mexican press is today. ❋ Unknown (2010)

stop being so press to see that concert. you [pressed] [as hell] to talk to him, you've called him 10 times already. why you so pressed to go to the [mall]? ❋ Arlean (2006)

i [gave] him/her press ❋ Holzandbeava (2005)

[i would] press her you know. yeah [she's decent] she'd get [pressed]. ❋ Reidyyyy (2010)

Girl, I need to [get big] mama to press my hair before the weekend!! Why??!! You just gone sweat it back [nappy] again [humping] all weekend long...slut Whatever.........hater!! ❋ T T (2006)

the [plates] [go in] [the press]. ❋ Elburno (2008)

[Man], [my boy] had that press [the other day]. ❋ Ole Reliable (2008)

[Preston] and [Manny] were blatantly trying to press that [sic] girl. ❋ LBU (2003)

Shit, [i need] to go get my [clothes] [pressed] before they close! ❋ Sexy_1 (2005)

[dat] [baby] press her boyfriend [cut] her ❋ Gigi Princess (2008)

Why you being so press. ❋ NONE (2005)

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