Noun:
1: fourth estate, press newspaper writers and photographers
2: imperativeness, insistence, pressure, press, insistency the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
3: public press, press the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
4: printing press, press a machine used for printing
5: crush, press, jam a dense crowd of people
6: closet, press, wardrobe a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
7: press clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
8: mechanical press, press any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
9: press, military press a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
10: pressing, press, pressure the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
Verb:
1: press exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
2: urge on, exhort, urge, press force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
3: weigh, press to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
4: press place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
5: compress, squeeze, contract, press, compact, constrict squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
6: press crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"
7: press create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"
8: press be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"
9: crusade, press, push, agitate, fight, campaign exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
10: press out, press press from a plastic; "press a record"
11: push, press make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
12: iron, press, iron out press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
13: weightlift, weight-lift, press lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds"
14: conjure, bid, entreat, adjure, beseech, press ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"