press

v., pressed, press·ing, press·es.

v.tr.

1. To exert steady weight or force against; bear down on.
2. 1. To squeeze the juice or other contents from.
   2. To extract (juice, for example) by squeezing or compressing.
3. 1. To reshape or make compact by applying steady force; compress.
   2. To iron (clothing, for example).
4. To clasp in fondness or politeness.
5. To try to influence, as by insistent arguments; importune or entreat: He pressed her for a reply.
6. To urge or force to action; impel.
7. To place in trying or distressing circumstances; harass or oppress.
8. To move (keys on a computer keyboard, for example) by applying pressure.
9. To lay stress on; emphasize.
10. To advance or carry on vigorously: “Far from backing down, he pressed the attack” (Justin Kaplan).
11. To put forward importunately or insistently: press an argument.
12. To make (a phonograph record or videodisc) from a mold or matrix.
13. Sports. To lift (a weight) to a position above the head without moving the legs.

v.intr.

1. To exert force or pressure.
2. To weigh heavily, as on the mind.
3. To advance eagerly; push forward.
4. To require haste; be urgent.
5. To iron clothes or other material.
6. To assemble closely and in large numbers; crowd.
7. To employ urgent persuasion or entreaty.
8. Sports. To raise or lift a weight in a press.
9. Basketball. To employ a press.

n.

1. Any of various machines or devices that apply pressure.
2. Any of various machines used for printing; a printing press.
3. A place or establishment where matter is printed.
4. The art, method, or business of printing.
5. 1. The collecting and publishing or broadcasting of news; journalism in general.
   2. The entirety of media and agencies that collect, publish, transmit, or broadcast the news.
   3. The people involved in the media, as news reporters, photographers, publishers, and broadcasters.
   4. Commentary or coverage especially in print media: “Like the pool hall and the tattoo parlor, the motorcycle usually gets a bad press” (R.Z. Sheppard).
6. The act of gathering in large numbers or of pushing forward.
7. A large gathering; a throng. See synonyms at crowd¹.
8. 1. The act of applying pressure.
   2. The state of being pressed.
9. The haste or urgency of business or matters.
10. The set of proper creases in a garment or fabric, formed by ironing.
11. Chiefly Northeastern U.S. An upright closet or case used for storing clothing, books, or other articles.
12. A viselike device for keeping a racket from warping.
13. Sports. A lift in weightlifting in which the weight is raised to shoulder level and then steadily pushed straight overhead without movement of the legs.
14. Basketball. An aggressive defense tactic in which players guard opponents closely, often over the entire court.

idioms:

go to press

1. To be submitted for printing.

in press

1. Submitted for printing; in the process of being printed.

pressed for time

1. In a hurry; under time pressure.

press the flesh Informal.

1. To shake hands and mingle with many people, especially while campaigning for public office.

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

press² (prĕs)
tr.v., pressed, press·ing, press·es.

1. To force into service in the army or navy; impress.
2. 1. To take arbitrarily or by force, especially for public use.
   2. To use in a manner different from the usual or intended, especially in an emergency.

n.

1. Conscription or impressment into service, especially into the army or navy.
2. Obsolete. An official warrant for impressing men into military service.

[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

1. To act on with a steady pushing force: crowd, crush. See push/pull.
2. To exert pressure: bear, push. See over/under.
3. To extract from by applying pressure: crush, express, squeeze. See tighten/loosen.
4. To smooth by applying heat and pressure: iron, mangle². See smooth/rough.
5. To congregate, as around a person: crowd, flock, mob, throng. See collect/distribute, tighten/loosen.
6. To put one's arms around affectionately: clasp, embrace, enfold, hold, hug, squeeze. Slang clinch. Archaic bosom, clip², embosom. See touch/not touch.
7. To impel to action: exhort, urge. See cause/effect, push/pull.
8. To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way: push, ram, shove. See push/pull.
9. To solicit (something) insistently: insist, urge. See continue/stop/pause, seek/avoid.

noun

1. Journalists and journalism in general: fourth estate, medium (used in plural media). British Fleet Street. See words.
2. An enormous number of persons gathered together: crowd, crush, drove, flock, horde, mass, mob, multitude, ruck¹, swarm, throng. See big/small/amount, group.

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.

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n

Definition: strain, pressure
Antonyms: calm, harmony, peace

v

Definition: pressure, trouble
Antonyms: leave alone

v

Definition: push on with force
Antonyms: pull

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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. A device used to squeeze juice from grapes. Of the many types of presses in use today, the basket press, designed to squeeze out as much juice as possible, is one of the earliest. It uses a plate to push down on the grapes in the basket, forcing out juice through small slots. Numerous versions of this press have evolved over time and many are still used today. A bladder press uses an inflatable bladder that forces the grapes against a perforated outer shell through which the juice drains into a container. The most recent generation is the tank press, which uses an airtight tank lined with a membrane that lightly presses the grapes. The tank press is currently thought to be one of the best because the gentle pressure and lack of air exposure produces high-quality juice. press. v. To extract juice from grapes using one of several various presses. Pressing usually follows crushing and precedes fermentation of white wines, but it follows the fermenting of red wines.

IN BRIEF: To bear down upon or push steadily against.

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

idioms:

• be pressed for    mangle
• get a bad press    få dårlig omtale
• get a good press    få god omtale
• go to press    gå i trykken
• press agent    presseagent
• press ahead    mase på
• press attaché    presseattache
• press box    presseloge
• press charges    lægge sag an
• press conference    pressekonference
• press corps    pressekorps
• press for    presse på for at få, forlange indtrængende
• press forward    skynde sig fremad
• press gallery    referentloge
• press into service    presse til krigstjeneste
• press officer    pressesekretær
• press on    presse videre
• press release    pressemeddelelse
• press stud    trykknap
• press the button    trykke på knappen
• press the right button    trykke på den rigtige knap

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

idioms:

• a bad press    (avoir) mauvaise presse
• a good press    (avoir) bonne presse
• be pressed for    être à court de (temps, d'argent)
• go to press    être mis sous presse
• not get any press    ne recevoir aucune presse
• press agent    attaché de presse
• press ahead    aller de l'avant, faire avancer (des négociations)
• press attaché    attaché de presse
• press box    tribune de la presse
• press charges    accusations de la presse
• press conference    conférence de presse
• press corps    journalistes
• press for    faire pression pour obtenir
• press forward    presser vers l'avant
• press gallery    tribune de la presse
• press into service    être obligé d'offrir ses services ou de mettre la main à la pâte
• press officer    attaché de presse
• press on    continuer (un voyage), aller de l'avant, (fig) passer à la suite, faire avancer, passer à/au (point suivant), forcer qn à prendre (un cadeau)
• press release    communiqué de presse
• press stud    (GB) (bouton-) pression
• press the button    presser le bouton
• press the right button    (fig) faire le nécessaire pour mettre qch en route

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

idioms:

• a bad press    eine schlechte Presse bekommen
• a good press    eine gute Presse bekommen
• be pressed for    zuwenig haben
• go to press    in Druck gehen
• not get any press    keine Presse haben, (fig) keinen Widerhall finden
• press agent    Presseagent
• press ahead    weitermachen, vorwärtsdrängen
• press attaché    Presseattaché
• press box    Pressekabine
• press charges    vor Gericht bringen
• press conference    Pressekonferenz
• press corps    Pressekorps
• press for    drängen auf
• press forward    fortführen
• press gallery    Pressetribüne
• press into service    einsetzen
• press officer    Pressereferent, Pressesprecher
• press on    weitermachen, vorwärtsdrängen, vorwärtsdrängen
• press release    Presseinformation
• press stud    Druckknopf
• press the button    den Knopf drücken, etwas in Gang setzen
• press the right button    etwas auf clevere Weise erreichen

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

idioms:

• be pressed for    πιέζομαι για, μου λείπει
• get a bad press    σχολιάζομαι δυσμενώς από τον τύπο
• get a good press    σχολιάζομαι ευμενώς από τον τύπο
• go to press    αρχίζω εκτύπωση (εφημερίδας), μπαίνω στο πιεστήριο
• press agent    διαφημιστικός πράκτορας, συνεργάτης επί του τύπου
• press ahead    προσπαθώ να συνεχίσω
• press attachΓ    ακόλουθος τύπου
• press box    θεωρείο δημοσιογράφων
• press charges    απαγγέλλω κατηγορία κατά
• press conference    συνέντευξη τύπου
• press corps    εκπρόσωποι του τύπου, δημοσιογραφική ομάδα/αποστολή
• press for    ζητώ φορτικά, αξιώνω
• press forward    επιταχύνω, επισπεύδω, εντείνω το ρυθμό της δουλειάς
• press gallery    δημοσιογραφικό θεωρείο κοινοβουλίου
• press into service    χρησιμοποιώ στην ανάγκη
• press officer    υπεύθυνος τύπου
• press on    σπεύδω, επισπεύδω, συνεχίζω
• press release    ανακοινωθέν τύπου
• press stud    (ενδυμ.) κόπιτσα, σούστα
• press the button    πατώ το κουμπί
• press the right button    πατώ το σωστό κουμπί

Italiano (Italian)
premere, comprimere, forzare, imporre, stirare, pigiarsi, stampa, frantoio, rotativa, pressa

idioms:

• be pressed for    avere fretta di
• get a bad/good press    avere buona/cattiva recensione
• go/send to press    andare in stampa
• press agent    agente pubblicitario
• press ahead/on    proseguire
• press attaché    addetto stampa
• press box    tribuna stampa
• press charges    querelare
• press conference    conferenza stampa
• press corps    giornalismo
• press for    insistere su
• press forward    incalzare
• press gallery    sala stampa
• press into service    arruolare
• press officer    portavoce
• press on    imporre
• press release    comunicato stampa
• press stud    automatico, bottone automatico
• press the button    dare il via

Português (Portuguese)
n. - imprensa (f), prensa (f), multidão (f), vinco (m)
v. - pressionar, prensar, passar, exigir

idioms:

• be pressed for    estar apertado (por dinheiro)
• get a bad/good press    receber má/boa publicidade
• go/send to press    ir à imprensa, mandar para o prelo
• press agent    agente de publicidade
• press ahead/on    ir em frente, prosseguir
• press box    camarote da imprensa
• press charges    processar
• press conference    entrevista coletiva
• press corps    jornalistas
• press for    reclamar, exigir, insistir
• press forward    apressar, prosseguir, empurrar
• press gallery    galeria da imprensa
• press into service    aproveitar-se
• press officer    porta-voz
• press on    forçar, prosseguir, avançar
• press release    comunicação à imprensa
• press stud    presilha
• press the button    apertar o botão, dar início a

Русский (Russian)
пресс, пресса, заставлять, давить, сжимать, выжимать, прессовать, штамповать, гладить

idioms:

• be pressed for    испытывать давление
• get a bad/good press    получить хорошие/плохие отклики в прессе
• go/send to press    идти в печать
• press agent    представитель по связям с прессой
• press ahead/on    проталкивать, продвигать
• press attachВ    пресс-атташе
• press box    ложа прессы
• press charges    выдвинуть обвинения
• press conference    пресс-конференция
• press corps    журналистский корпус
• press for    оказывать давление
• press forward    протискиваться
• press gallery    места для представителей прессы
• press into service    заставить
• press officer    пресс-секретарь
• press on    продолжать, переходить к
• press release    пресс-релиз, сообщение для печати
• press stud    кнопка (одежная)
• press the button    дать ход делу

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - presionar, apretar, prensar, hostigar, hostilizar, exprimir, estrujar, imponer, planchar
v. intr. - apretujarse, agolparse
n. - prensa, exprimidor, periodismo

idioms:

• a bad press    tener mala prensa, tener a la prensa en contra
• a good press    tener buena prensa, tener a la prensa a favor
• be pressed for    estar en apuros, justo o escaso de
• go to press    entrar en prensa, mandar imprimir
• not get any press    no tener cobertura de prensa
• press agent    agente de prensa, agente de publicidad
• press ahead    seguir adelante con algo
• press attaché    agregado de prensa
• press box    tribuna de la prensa
• press charges    presentar o formular cargos en contra de
• press conference    rueda o conferencia de prensa
• press corps    grupo de periodistas acreditados en un mismo lugar
• press for    instar a, pedir con insistencia
• press forward    avanzar, apresurar, seguir adelante
• press gallery    tribuna de la prensa
• press into service    poner a trabajar, reclutar (en estado de emergencia)
• press officer    encargado de prensa, portavoz
• press on    imponer a, seguir adelante, apresurarse
• press release    comunicado de prensa
• press stud    automático
• press the button    dale al botón, oprimir/pulsar el botón
• press the right button    oprimir el botón adecuado, hacer lo que se debe para que algo funcione

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

idioms:

• be pressed for    缺少, 缺乏
• get a bad press    受到报刊批评, 受到新闻舆论的批评
• get a good press    受到报刊的好评, 受到新闻舆论的好评
• go to press    付印, 出版, 发表
• press agent    广告宣传业者
• press ahead    推进, 奋进, 不顾困难继续前进
• press attach?    新闻专员
• press box    记者席
• press charges    起诉
• press conference    记者招待会
• press corps    记者团
• press for    迫切要求
• press forward    奋力向前
• press gallery    新闻记者席, 议会新闻记者团
• press into service    暂时征用
• press officer    新闻处官员
• press on    把...强加于
• press release    通讯稿, 新闻稿
• press stud    大白扣
• press the button    按电钮, 开始采取决定性行动
• press the right button    采取能立见成效的行动

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

idioms:

• be pressed for    缺少, 缺乏
• get a bad press    受到報刊批評, 受到新聞輿論的批評
• get a good press    受到報刊的好評, 受到新聞輿論的好評
• go to press    付印, 出版, 發表
• press agent    廣告宣傳業者
• press ahead    推進, 奮進, 不顧困難繼續前進
• press attach?    新聞專員
• press box    記者席
• press charges    起訴
• press conference    記者招待會
• press corps    記者團
• press for    迫切要求
• press forward    奮力向前
• press gallery    新聞記者席, 議會新聞記者團
• press into service    暫時徵用
• press officer    新聞處官員
• press on    把...強加於
• press release    通訊稿, 新聞稿
• press stud    大白扣
• press the button    按電鈕, 開始採取決定性行動
• press the right button    採取能立見成效的行動

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

idioms:

• be pressed for    ~에 쪼들리다
• get a bad press    (언론에서) 비평하다
• get a good press    칭찬하다
• go to press    인쇄되기 시작하다
• press ahead    서두르다
• press for    재촉하다, 강요하다
• press forward    밀어 헤치고 나아가다, 서두르다
• press on    ~밀어닥치다

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

idioms:

• be pressed for    圧迫されている
• get a bad/good press    紙上で悪評/好評を得る
• go/send to press    印刷に回される
• press agent    新聞係, 広報係
• press ahead/on    どんどんする
• press box    記者席
• press charges    告発する
• press conference    記者会見
• press corps    記者団
• press for    …をうるさく催促する
• press forward    押し合って前へ出る, 続ける, 道を急ぐ
• press gallery    新聞記者席
• press into service    利用する, 一時使う
• press officer    新聞報道課
• press on    どんどんする
• press release    新聞発表, プレスリリース
• press stud    スナップホック
• press the button    ボタンを押す
• press the right button    (電算)マウスの右ボタンを押す

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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