hot-press
1 of 3noun (1)
1
: a calendering machine in which paper or cloth is glossed by being pressed between glazed boards and hot metal plates
2
: a hydraulic oil press in which the contents are kept hot by steam radiators
hot-press
2 of 3transitive verb
1
: to gloss (paper or cloth) or to express (oil) by combined heat and pressure
2
: to press (wood or metal) while hot
hot press
3 of 3noun (2)
British
: a small heated room for drying laundry
Word History
First Known Use
Transitive Verb
, in the meaning defined at sense 1