to apply or exert weight, force, or steady pressure on

to squeeze or compress so as to alter in shape or form

to apply heat or pressure to (clothing) so as to smooth out or mark with creases; iron

to make (objects) from soft material by pressing with a mould, form, etc, esp to make gramophone records from plastic

to hold tightly or clasp, as in an embrace

to extract or force out (juice) by pressure (from)

to lift (a weight) successfully with a press

to force, constrain, or compel

to importune or entreat (a person) insistently; urge

to harass or cause harassment

to plead or put forward strongly or importunately

to be urgent

to have little of

to hasten or advance or cause to hasten or advance in a forceful manner

to crowd; throng; push

(formerly) to put to death or subject to torture by placing heavy weights upon

to trouble or oppress

any machine that exerts pressure to form, shape, or cut materials or to extract liquids,compress solids, or hold components together while an adhesive joint is formed

the art or process of printing

the opinions and reviews in the newspapers, etc

the act of pressing or state of being pressed

the act of crowding, thronging, or pushing together

a closely packed throng of people; crowd; multitude

urgency or hurry in business affairs

a cupboard, esp a large one used for storing clothes or linen

a wood or metal clamp or vice to prevent tennis rackets, etc, from warping when not in use

a lift in which the weight is raised to shoulder level and then above the head

to recruit (men) by forcible measures for military service

to use for a purpose other than intended, (esp in the phrase press into service)

recruitment into military service by forcible measures, as by a press gang