
go to press
[Middle English pressen, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, frequentative of premere, to press.]

[Alteration of obsolete prest, to hire for military service by advance payment, from Middle English, enlistment money, loan, from Old French, from prester, to lend, from Medieval Latin praestāre, from Latin, to furnish, from praestō, present, at hand.]
1. Manual or automatic machine that uses an inked surface to print words and images on paper or any other comparable surface. The platen press, flatbed cylinder press, rotary press and web press are examples of printing presses frequently used by printers. The platen press can print color or monotone on all types of thicknesses and is generally used for lettershop printing jobs requiring heavy pressure. The flatbed cylinder press contains a "flat-bed" support that holds the printing surface and is used both in letterpress and lithographic (see lithography) printing. The rotary press features two cylinders as its primary mechanism and is used for letterpress and gravure printing (direct rotary) or lithographic printing (indirect rotary). The web press uses curved plates to print on a continuous roll of paper at unusually high speeds and is used in newspaper printing by letterpress and in rotogravure work. All presses contain a feeding device, which feeds each sheet to the printing unit; an inking mechanism, which sets forth ink to the cylinder; and a delivery system, which removes the sheets from the press and assembles them on top of each other.
2. Informal term for publicity received for a product, service, accomplishment, or any activity surrounding corporate/marketing activities; also called press coverage. Press can be favorable or unfavorable, and it can either be done in coordination with a public relations agency or be created by the medium in which it appears. For example, a company could receive favorable press coverage in a publication about the merits of a new product. On the other hand, a negative commentary could be written in a publication about the hazardous effects of a company's product.
3. Informal term for the news media. An example of the press would be journalists at a news conference.
verb
noun
Idioms beginning with press:
pressed for time
press into service
press the flesh
press on
See also hard pressed; hot off the press; push (press) one's luck; push (press) someone's buttons. Also see under
push.
Definition: strain, pressure
Antonyms: calm, harmony, peace
v
Definition: pressure, trouble
Antonyms: leave alone
v
Definition: push on with force
Antonyms: pull
v. force (a man) to enlist in the army or navy.
n.a forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
n
Why do you press harder on a remote-control when you know the battery is dead?
— Steven Wright, Canadian comedian.
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - presse, trykke, knuge
v. intr. - være presserende, haste
n. - presse
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2.
v. tr. - tvinge
n. - tvangshvervning
Nederlands (Dutch)
drukken, persen, druk uitoefenen, op-/ aandringen, pers, (uit) persen, samendrukken, eisen, media, wat in de media staat, druk, drukwerk, journalistiek, commentaar in de media
Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - appuyer, enfoncer qch dans, coller (son nez, son visage) contre, appliquer, apposer, presser (un fruit), serrer (des mains, qn), aplanir/niveler (le sol), repasser (des vêtements), faire pression sur (qn), insister sur (un point), mettre (qch) en avant, défendre (qch) avec insistance, (Tech) former (un objet), presser (un disque), emboutir (un métal)
v. intr. - appuyer, appuyer sur (une pédale), se presser (contre, autour de, vers l'avant), se frayer (un chemin)
n. - la presse, presse, maison d'édition, imprimerie, presse (pour aplatir), pression, repassage, foule, (Sport) épaulé-jeté, épaulé-développé, (GB, dial) placard
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2.
v. tr. - recruter qn de force (dans la marine), enrôler
n. - enrôlement, enrôleur
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - bedrängen, drücken, aufdrängen, bügeln, (sich) drängen
n. - Presse, Gedränge, Druck, Druckerei, Druckpresse
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2.
v. - pressen
n. - Pressen, Zwangsaushebung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πίεση, συνωστισμός, στριμωξίδι, φόρτος εργασίας, σφίξιμο, φούρια, πρεμούρα, πλήθος, (μηχαν.) πιεστήριο, πρέσα, (τυπογραφικό) πιεστήριο, τυπογραφείο, τύπος, εφημερίδες, δημοσιογράφοι
v. - πιέζω, σφίγγομαι, (συν)θλίβω, επιμένω, δίνω έμφαση, πατώ, στύβω, σιδερώνω (ρούχα κ.λπ.), επείγω, (στρατ.) ναυτολογώ ή στρατολογώ βιαίως
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Italiano (Italian)
premere, comprimere, forzare, imporre, stirare, pigiarsi, stampa, frantoio, rotativa, pressa
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - imprensa (f), prensa (f), multidão (f), vinco (m)
v. - pressionar, prensar, passar, exigir
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Русский (Russian)
пресс, пресса, заставлять, давить, сжимать, выжимать, прессовать, штамповать, гладить
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Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - presionar, apretar, prensar, hostigar, hostilizar, exprimir, estrujar, imponer, planchar
v. intr. - apretujarse, agolparse
n. - prensa, exprimidor, periodismo
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2.
v. tr. - reclutar
n. - reclutamiento
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tryckning, jäkt(ande), press, tryckpress, tryckeri
v. - pressa, trycka, klämma, truga, ansätta, driva, forcera, tynga, kräva, trängas, brådska, tvångsvärva, beslagta, sätta till (segel)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 按, 挤, 压, 榨出, 压碎, 压破, 熨平, 挤向前, 奋力前进, 重压, 紧迫, 催, 报刊, 记者们, 新闻界, 通讯社
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2. 强迫...服务, 强迫...入伍, 强迫征兵
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 按, 擠, 壓, 榨出, 壓碎, 壓破, 熨平
v. intr. - 擠向前, 奮力前進, 壓, 重壓, 緊迫, 催
n. - 報刊, 記者們, 新聞界, 通訊社
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2.
v. tr. - 強迫...服務, 強迫...入伍
n. - 強迫徵兵
한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 누르다, 밀어붙이다
v. intr. - 내리누르다, 밀다
n. - 누름, 압착기
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2.
v. tr. - 강제적으로 병역에 복무 시키다
n. - 강제 징모, 징발
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 圧迫, プレス, 押し寄せること, ひしめき, 出版物, 報道機関, 印刷機, 印刷, 印刷所, 洋服だんす, 強制徴募
v. - 圧する, プレスする, 締め付ける, 握りしめる, 圧迫する, 迫る, 強行する, せきたてる, 押し付ける, 強調する, プレスで挙げる, 徴用する, アイロンをかける, 押しのけて進む, 切迫する, 圧迫を加える
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حشد, جمهرة, احتشاد, الصحافه (فعل) يضغط, يعصر, يحتشد, يدفع بقوة مطردة
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - לחץ, דחק, סחט, גיהץ, החרים, הכביד, דיכא, הרשים, הפציר
v. intr. - התגהץ, נדחק, התקהל, זירז, היה דחוף
n. - דפוס, עיתונות, מכבש, מסחט, גיהוץ, מגהץ, לחץ, לחיצה, ארון, המון, קהל, מו"ל
v. tr. - גייס, חטף לצבא
n. - גיוס בכפייה
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