press

Noun
  1. The state of demanding notice or attention (synset 114474815)
    "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
    is a type of: urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
    same as: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure
  2. The print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines (synset 106274022)
    is a type of: print media - a medium that disseminates printed matter
    subtypes:
    • free press - a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology
    • newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
    • mag, magazine - a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
    has: press corps - a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics
    same as: public press
  3. A machine used for printing (synset 104006669)
    is a type of: machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
    subtypes:
    • cylinder press, flatbed press - a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type
    • rotary press - a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder
    • standing press - a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically
    has: bed - the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
    same as: printing press
  4. A dense crowd of people (synset 108200316)
    is a type of: crowd - a large number of things or people considered together
    subtypes: snarl-up, traffic jam - a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
    same as: crush, jam
  5. A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes;
    Has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes (synset 104557470)
    is a type of: article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
    subtypes:
    same as: closet, wardrobe
  6. Clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use (synset 104006838)
    is a type of: clamp, clinch - a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
  7. Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids (synset 104006350)
    is a type of: machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
    subtypes:
    • cheese press - a press for shaping cheese curd
    • ciderpress - a press that is used to extract the juice from apples
    • garlic press - a press for extracting juice from garlic
    • hydraulic press - press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area
    • punch press - a power driven press used to shape metal parts
    • winepress - a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes
    same as: mechanical press
  8. A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead (synset 100628253)
    is a type of: weightlift, weightlifting - bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
    same as: military press
  9. The act of pressing;
    The exertion of pressure (synset 100113933)
    "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
    is a type of: push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away
    subtypes:
    same as: pressing, pressure
Verb
  1. Exert pressure or force to or upon (synset 201449876)
    "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
    is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with
    subtypes:
  2. Force or impel in an indicated direction (synset 200767694)
    "I urged him to finish his studies"
    is a type of: advise, counsel, rede - give advice to
    subtypes:
    • hurry, rush - urge to an unnatural speed
    • bear on, push - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
    • advocate, preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of
    same as: exhort, urge, urge on
  3. To be oppressive or burdensome (synset 202652148)
    "weigh heavily on the mind"; "Something pressed on his mind"
    is a type of: count, matter, weigh - have weight; have import, carry weight
    same as: weigh
  4. Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure (synset 201393270)
    "pressed flowers"
    is a type of: flatten, flatten out - become flat or flatter
    subtypes:
    • iron, iron out, press - press and smooth with a heated iron
    • calender - press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets
  5. Squeeze or press together (synset 201390440)
    "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
    is a type of: tighten - become tight or tighter
    subtypes:
    • choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    • prim - contract one's lips
    • astringe - constrict or bind or draw together
    • strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
    • convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
    • convulse - cause to contract
    • bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
    • choke, fret, gag - be too tight; rub or press
    • choke, scrag - wring the neck of
    same as: compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
  6. Crowd closely (synset 202028213)
    "The crowds pressed along the street"
    is a type of: mass - join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
  7. Create by pressing (synset 201757913)
    "Press little holes into the soft clay"
    is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
  8. Be urgent (synset 202728657)
    "This is a pressing problem"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  9. 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 (synset 202595732)
    "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
    is a type of: advertise, advertize, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
    same as: agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, push
    verb group: advertise, advertize, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
  10. Press from a plastic (synset 201666509)
    "press a record"
    is a type of: cast, mold, mould - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
    same as: press out
  11. Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby (synset 201450251)
    "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
    is a type of: force, push - move with force
    same as: push
  12. Press and smooth with a heated iron (synset 201393487)
    "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
    entail: heat, heat up - make hot or hotter
    is a type of: press - place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
    subtypes: mangle - press with a mangle
    same as: iron, iron out
  13. Lift weights (synset 201152836)
    "This guy can press 300 pounds"
    is a type of: exercise, work out - do physical exercise
    same as: weight-lift, weightlift
  14. Ask for or request earnestly (synset 200761702)
    "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
    is a type of: plead - appeal or request earnestly
    same as: adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat

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