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(noun) the act of pressing; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding" |
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Synonyms: pressing, pressure |
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Related Words: compressing, compression, decompressing, decompression, push, pushing |
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(noun) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
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Synonyms: military press |
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Related Words: weightlifting |
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(verb) place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers" |
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Related Words: calender, flatten, flatten out, iron, iron out |
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(verb) exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
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Related Words: bear down, bear down on, cranch, craunch, crunch, crush, drag down, grind, knuckle, mash, press down on, push, squash, squeeze, squelch, touch, weigh down |
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(verb) press from a plastic, as of records |
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Synonyms: press out |
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Related Words: cast, mold, mould |
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(verb) create by pressing: "Press little holes into the soft clay" |
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Related Words: create, make |
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(verb) crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street" |
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Related Words: mass |
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(verb) be urgent; "This is a pressing problem" |
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Related Words: be |
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(noun) any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids |
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Related Words: cheese press, ciderpress, garlic press, hydraulic press, machine, punch press, winepress |
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(noun) a machine used for printing |
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Synonyms: printing press |
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Related Words: machine, rotary press, standing press |
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(noun) clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use |
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Related Words: clamp |
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(noun) printed matter in the form of newspapers or magazines |
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Synonyms: public press |
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Related Words: mag, magazine, newspaper, paper, print media |
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(verb) exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end; "The liberal party pushed for reforms" |
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Synonyms: push |
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Related Words: demand |
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(verb) lift weights |
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Synonyms: weightlift |
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Related Words: exercise, work out |
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(verb) to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" |
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Synonyms: weigh |
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Related Words: count, matter, weigh |
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(noun) newspaper writers and photographers |
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Synonyms: fourth estate |
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Related Words: estate, estate of the realm, press corps |
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(verb) force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
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Synonyms: exhort, urge, urge on |
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Related Words: advise, advocate, bear on, counsel, preach, push |
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(noun) with rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
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Synonyms: closet, wardrobe |
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Related Words: armoire, article of furniture, clothes closet, clothespress, coat closet, furniture, piece of furniture |
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(noun) a dense crowd of people |
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Synonyms: crush, jam |
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Related Words: crowd, snarl-up, traffic jam |
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(noun) the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" |
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Synonyms: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure |
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Related Words: urgency |
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(verb) ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
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Synonyms: adjure, beseech, bid, entreat |
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Related Words: plead |
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(verb) squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips" |
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Synonyms: compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze |
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Related Words: bear down, choke, convulse, fret, gag, overbear, prim, scrag, strangulate, tighten |
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