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If we read but a very little, we naturally want to press it all; if we read a great deal, we are willing not to press the whole of what we read, and we learn what ought to be pressed and what not. (M. Arnold, Literature and Dogma, Pref.).

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To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas

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A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers)

according to a member of the press.

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to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel

The two gentlemen who conducted me to the island were pressed by their private affairs to return in three days. (Swift, Gulliver's Travels, III. 8).

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to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth

to press a hat.

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A printing machine

Stop the presses!.

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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

He can even the match with a press.

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An imperative form used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments

vanity presses

plural form of vanity press

yellow presses

plural form of yellow press

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{n} an instrument for pressing, a case for clothes, crowd, act of forcing men into sevice, instrument used for printing

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{v} to squeeze, crush, crowd, urge, force

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Process of squeezing the last remaining drops of juice or wine from the grape skins during or after fermentation Also, the machine used for pressing

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We want to take your blood pressure. - We want to measure your blood pressure.

I have been under a lot of pressure lately. - I've been under a lot of pressure lately.

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To apply pressure to an item

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lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds"

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Allows combat to move to another round Both players may successively cancel presses until one player relents

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The most commonly used strategy is the basic "man to man" defence The idea is to tightly mark each offensive player without fouling Defenders should always position themselves between their goal and the player they are guarding Each pass should be pressured Defenders guarding players without the ball should favour the passing lane side to frustrate a reception

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A device used to apply pressure to an item

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A multitude of individuals crowded together; &?; crowd of single things; a throng

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{i} journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing; roller used to flatten or straighten objects; pressure, act of pressing

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crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"

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If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else. He pressed his back against the door They pressed the silver knife into the cake

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To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to encroach

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force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

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A machine that transfers lettering or images by contact with various forms of inked surface onto paper or similar material fed into it in various ways

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Specifically, a printing press

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If you press for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it. Police might now press for changes in the law They had pressed for their children to be taught French. = push

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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" a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids a machine used for printing clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines newspaper writers and photographers place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers" exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" press from a plastic; "press a record" create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay" crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street" be urgent; "This is a pressing problem

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press from a plastic; "press a record"

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exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

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A type of defense in which everyone is covered tightly, man-to-man TOP

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

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If someone presses their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way. The protest campaign has used mass strikes and demonstrations to press its demands

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be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"

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An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses

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squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

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If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something. Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm Mr King seems certain to be pressed for further details She smiles coyly when pressed about her private life

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To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race

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An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press

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Increasing an already agreed bet on the result of a match once it has started

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An attempt to push the opponent's blade aside or out of line; depending on the opponent's response, the press is followed by a direct or indirect attack

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The mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over the button

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The act of pressing or thronging forward

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To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger

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To oppress; to bear hard upon

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clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

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If you press charges against someone, you make an official accusation against them which has to be decided in a court of (Hukuk) I could have pressed charges against him

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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"

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When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed. We check prices at the time of going to press. Associated Press drill press hydraulic press The Press punch press rotary press

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a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

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ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

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An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea)

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place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"

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To indicate that a story is being printed

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a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

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create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"

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Using an iron to flatten and smooth fabric, seams, or blocks by pressing and lifting the iron from the fabric(s), to avoid moving the iron back and forth on the fabric, which can create stretch and distortion

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To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience

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It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail

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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"

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If you press a button or switch, you push it with your finger in order to make a machine or device work. Drago pressed a button and the door closed Press is also a noun. a TV which rises from a table at the press of a button

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newspaper writers and photographers

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The art or business of printing and publishing; hence, printed publications, taken collectively, more especially newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them; as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a curse

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make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

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Press down and hold a key or a mouse button

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the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters"

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a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids a machine used for printing clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines newspaper writers and photographers place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"

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If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases. Vera pressed his shirt clean, neatly pressed, conservative clothes. = iron

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To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel

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an application of continual pressure against the opponent's blade with the mid-section of one's own blade

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a compression machine in which dies come together to stamp a coin

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To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment

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To press and release a keyboard key (cf click)

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A mechanically powered machine that shears, punches, forms or assembles metal or other material by means of cutting, shaping, or combination dies attached to slides A press consists of a stationary bed or anvil, and a slide (or slides) having a controlled reciprocating motion toward and away from the bed surface, the slide being guided in a definite path by the frame of the press

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Newspapers are referred to as the press. Today the British press is full of articles on India's new prime minister Press reports revealed that ozone levels in the upper atmosphere fell during the past month

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General term for a printing machine

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Pressure, Pressurization

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If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised. the bad press that career women consistently get in this country

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be urgent; "This is a pressing problem

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To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd

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A machine used for creating the force necessary to stamp into a part

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To embrace closely; to hug

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If you press something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it. All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother

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A device for forcing juice out of fruit pulp

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Journalists are referred to as the press. Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press afterwards

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If you press fruits or vegetables, you squeeze them or crush them, usually in order to extract the juice. The grapes are hand-picked and pressed I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water. 1 clove fresh garlic, pressed or diced

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The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black

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If an unpleasant feeling or worry presses on you, it affects you very much or you are always thinking about it. The weight of irrational guilt pressed on her

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A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers. see also pressed, pressing

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To invite attack by pushing the opponent's blade from one side to the other

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a dense crowd of people

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the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines

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To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something

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{f} push, apply pressure; iron, remove creases or wrinkles by applying pressure; confiscate for public or government use

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the basic "man to man" defense that is the most commonly used strategy The idea is to guard each offensive player tightly without fouling Defenders should always position themselves between their goal and the player they are guarding

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a machine used for printing

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Guard very closely

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Equipment used to separate the juice or wine from skins and seeds The basket press, employed for over five centuries is the oldest known press and is still used The modern pneumatic and vacum presses allow for the gentler handling of the fruit

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To hold down a mouse button or a key

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To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress

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If you press something or press down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand. The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard She stood up and leaned forward with her hands pressing down on the desk

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