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Press — Press, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pressing}.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr. premere, pressum, to press. Cf. {Print}, v.] 1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
press# — press n throng, crush, *crowd, mob, rout, horde Analogous words: *multitude, army, host, legion press vb Press, bear, bear down, squeeze, crowd, jam mean to exert pressure upon something or someone continuously or for a length of time. They are… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
press — press1 pressable, adj. /pres/, v.t. 1. to act upon with steadily applied weight or force. 2. to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position: The crowd pressed him into a corner. 3. to compress or squeeze, as to alter … Universalium
press — [[t]pre̱s[/t]] ♦ presses, pressing, pressed 1) VERB If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else. [V n against n] He pressed his back against the door... [V n prep] They pressed the silver knife into the cake. 2) … English dictionary
press — press1 [pres] vt. [ME pressen < MFr presser < L pressare, freq. of premere, to press < IE base * per , to strike > OSlav p rati, to strike] 1. to act on with steady force or weight; push steadily against; squeeze 2. to depress or… … English World dictionary
clothes press — clothes|press «KLOHZ PREHS, KLOHTHZ », noun, or clothes press, a chest, cupboard, or closet in which to keep clothes … Useful english dictionary
clothes|press — «KLOHZ PREHS, KLOHTHZ », noun, or clothes press, a chest, cupboard, or closet in which to keep clothes … Useful english dictionary
clothes-press — clothesˈ press noun 1. A cupboard, often with drawers, for storing clothes 2. An apparatus for pressing clothes • • • Main Entry: ↑clothe … Useful english dictionary
Clothes for a Summer Hotel — is a 1980 play by Tennessee Williams about the relationship between novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda. A critical and commercial failure, it was Williams last play to debut on Broadway during his lifetime. The play takes place over… … Wikipedia
clothes — clothes; clothes·horse; clothes·pin; clothes·pole; clothes·press; plain·clothes·man; … English syllables
