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press (s) (noun), presses (pl)
1. The printed media that gathers and issues news in periodicals and newspapers: The latest reports on the scandal were printed on paper with a special printing press.
2. A machine that exerts force to squeeze or to stamp something: The press that Judy used to dry and flatten out her example specimens was old but also excellent!
3. A crowd of people that are physically very close to each other: The press of school children at the bus stop was getting out of hand and one boy even fell down!
press (verb), presses; pressed; pressing
1. To squeeze or to compress: Jack wanted to press his apples to make apple juice.
2. To flatten or to smooth something by pushing down: Mr. Smith pressed his wife's dress for the partly using an iron.
3. To embrace or to hug: Virginia held and pressed her daughters to her breast for a long time.
4. To push something firmly against another thing: Susan had to press her back against the wall in order to make room for other people to pass by.
5. To push something with a finger to make it function: In order to enter the building, James had to press the button next to the door in order to open it.
6. To persuade or beg someone to do something: Mr. and Mrs. James urged and pressed the school to have better cafeteria food for the children during their lunch break.
7. To affect a person in an unpleasant manner: Ruth couldn't concentrate on her work because there were issues that were pressing on her that had to be solved that day.
(Greek: to press; pressure; to squeeze)
(Latin: push lower, bear down on or against)
(Greek > Latin: that which binds tightly, press together; band, lace; hence, muscle that closes an aperture of the body; a ringlike band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice)
(Latin: compress, compressed, to press together, to pack; related to: stalk, log, stock, trunk of a tree)
(Latin: to press hard, to push, to drive, to compel)
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Edited by Christopher Morris; Academic Press, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers; New York; 1992.
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