press
press
prɛs
pres
/prɛs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "press"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āĻŸā§‡āĻĒāĻž

to push a thing tightly against something else
Transitive: to press sth somewhere
to press definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete pressed her body against the wall, preparing for the starting signal.
āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to force the juice out of fruit or vegetables by squeezing them
Transitive: to press fruits or vegetables
to press definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef pressed the lemons to obtain the tangy juice for the recipe.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āϰ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϟāĻ• āϰāϏ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧁ āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āχāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž

to apply pressure to something by a heated iron in order to smooth it
Transitive: to press a fabric
to press definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tailor pressed the seams of the suit jacket to give it a crisp and polished look.
āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āϟ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļāĻĄ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04

āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āϠ⧇āϞāĻž

to lift or push a weight away from the body using the upper body muscles
Transitive: to press a weight to a direction
to press definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete pressed the kettlebell above his head in a controlled motion.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāϟ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϕ⧇āϟāϞāĻŦ⧇āϞ āϚāĻžāĻĒāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to apply force to something, typically with a hand or finger, in order to operate or activate a mechanical or electronic device
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He pressed the switch to turn off the lights.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏ⧁āχāϚ āϚāĻžāĻĒāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

to try very hard to persuade someone to do something
Ditransitive: to press sb to do sth
Transitive: to press sb for sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The reporters pressed the politician for answers regarding the controversial decision.
āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϕ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āϠ⧇āϞāĻž

to force or push something or someone in a certain direction
Transitive: to press sb/sth to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The strong current pressed the boat against the rocks, making it difficult to maneuver.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
08

āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to flatten and preserve something by subjecting it to pressure from two sides
Transitive: to press sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Archivists and historians may press important documents to prevent further damage and ensuring their readability.
āφāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻžāχāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āχāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āύāĻĨāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
09

āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧋āϚāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to apply pressure to mold or shape materials
Transitive: to press sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The book publisher decided to expand its operations and start pressing CDs alongside printed materials.
āĻŦāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĻļāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āϜāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to throng or crowd together in a confined space or area
Intransitive: to press somewhere | to press to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the concert started, the crowd pressed forward, trying to get closer to the stage.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

to urge, persuade, or insist that someone accept or receive something
Ditransitive: to press sth on sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The parents pressed their advice on their teenage daughter.
āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰ⧀ āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to insist on a demand, claim, point, etc. by asserting, advocating, or emphasizing it forcefully
Transitive: to press a demand or claim
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The politician continued to press his point during the debate.
āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

newspapers, journalists, and magazines as a whole
press definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The press covered the event extensively, with multiple stories published.
āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āφāϞāĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāϞāĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋ

a cupboard or closet designed for hanging or storing garments
press definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The linen press in the hallway stored fresh sheets.
āĻšāϞāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ⧇ āφāϞāĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āϚāĻžāĻĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤
03

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ

a machine used for printing or pressing materials
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The press was running nonstop to print the daily newspaper.
āĻĻ⧈āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻ…āĻšāϰāϤ āϚāϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āϚāĻžāĻĒ, āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

the action of applying physical pressure to an object or surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The iron requires a steady press to remove wrinkles.
āχāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧁āρāϚāϕ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
05

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āϚāĻžāĻĒ

a movement where the lifter lifts a barbell from shoulder height to overhead in one continuous motion, typically done from a standing position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She added the press to her workout routine for upper body strength.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āφāωāϟ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāύ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ

a mechanical device used to shape, cut, or compress materials
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Juice is extracted using an industrial fruit press.
āϰāϏ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĢāϞ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
07

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ

a device used to prevent rackets from warping
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wooden rackets must stay in the press to maintain their shape.
āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ-āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ, āϜāύāϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ—āĻŽ

a tightly packed group of individuals, often in a public or media setting
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Reporters formed a press around the celebrity.
āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āϏ⧇āϞāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ, āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ

the process or machinery used to print materials such as newspapers, books, or other publications
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A malfunction in the press caused a delay in the magazine ’s release.
āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϜāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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