PRESS

Sep 19, 2024

Verb: move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force

Verb: apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing

Verb: forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action)

Verb: raise (a specified weight) by lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head

Verb: try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy

Noun: a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil

Noun: a printing press

Noun: newspapers or journalists viewed collectively

Noun: an act of pressing something

Noun: an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head

Noun: a large cupboard

Verb: put someone or something to a specified use, especially as a temporary or makeshift measure

Verb: force (a man) to enlist in the army or navy

Noun: a forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy