press

/pɹɛs/ · noun

Meaning

A device used to apply pressure to an item.
A printing machine.
(collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
A publisher.
An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
To compress, squeeze.
To clasp, hold in an embrace.
To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.

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