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- pronunciation:
- pres
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
presses, pressing, pressed |
| definition 1: |
When you press something, you push down on it.
The doctor pressed the patient's stomach to check for anything that might be wrong there.At the mattress store, Megan pressed all the different mattresses with her hands to see how soft they were.- similar words:
- compact, compress, crush, impact, punch, squash, squeeze
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| definition 2: |
When you press something like a button, you push it to make it move down.
In the elevator, Katie pressed the button with the number seven.- synonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- drive, force, impact, propel, thrust
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| definition 3: |
When you press a shirt with an iron, you make it flat or smooth with the iron.
Levi's mother helped him press his black pants so he could wear them for his band concert.- similar words:
- flatten, iron, smooth
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| definition 4: |
If you press someone for an answer, it means that you keep asking in a way that puts a lot of pressure on them.
The police officer pressed the witness for details.- synonyms:
- pressure, urge
- similar words:
- push
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| definition 5: |
When you press on something, you push down on it.
My guitar teacher says I have to press a little harder on the strings to get the right notes.- synonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- thrust
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| related words: |
beg, extract, pressure, quiz, rush, urge, work, wring |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When we talk about "the press," we mean newspapers and magazines and the people who write for them.
The press arrived to interview the movie star.The press reported that the governor was ill.- similar words:
- journalists, media, radio, reporters, television
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| definition 2: |
The act of pushing down on something is a press.
Rob turned on the air conditioner with a press of a button.- synonyms:
- pressure
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| definition 3: |
A press is a machine that acts by pressing or pushing on something.
The invention of the printing press in the year 1450 allowed copies of books to be made very quickly. Before the printing press, each copy of a book was written by hand.The cider press makes cider from apples.- similar words:
- printing press
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| derivation: |
pressed (adv.) |
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