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- Dictionarypress/prɛs/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force: "he pressed his face to the glass" Similar
- 2. apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing: "she pressed her nicest blouse" Similar
noun
- 1. a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil: "a flower press"
- 2. a printing press. Similar
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- English (US)
PRESS meaning: 1. to push something firmly, often without...
- Znaczenie Press, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
press definicja: 1. to push something firmly, often without...
- Press Spanish Translation
PRESS translate: apretar, pulsar, prensar, prensa,...
- Press: Polish Translation
PRESS translate: przyciskać, naciskać (na), naciskać na,...
- Press: Thai Translation
PRESS translate: กด, คั้น, กระตุ้น, ยืนกราน, รีดให้เรียบ,...
- Press: Czech Translation
press - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Press: Arabic Translation
PRESS translate: يَضْغَط. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Press: Catalan Translation
press translate: prémer, pitjar. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
1. a. : a crowd or crowded condition : throng. b. : a thronging or crowding forward or together. 2. a. : an apparatus or machine by which a substance is cut or shaped, an impression of a body is taken, a material is compressed, pressure is applied to a body, liquid is expressed, or a cutting tool is fed into the work by pressure. b.
Press means to apply steady force to something, often with a finger or hand. For example, you press the power button on a remote control to turn a TV on. Real-life examples : You press the buttons on a microwave to make it work.
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Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word press as a noun in English. Find out the different meanings of press as a newspaper, a machine, a business, a piece of equipment, an act or a crowd.
PRESS meaning: 1 : newspapers, magazines, and radio and television news reports often used before another noun; 2 : the people (such as reporters and photographers) who work for newspapers, magazines, etc.
1. a. To exert steady weight or force against: an indentation where the rock pressed the ground. b. To move by applying pressure: press a piano key; press one's face into a pillow. c. To squeeze or clasp in fondness or concern: pressed her hand before leaving. 2. a. To squeeze the juice or other contents from: press lemons. b.