presses Definition

to act upon through steady pushing or thrusting force exerted in contact : squeeze

assail, harass

afflict, oppress

to force into service especially in an army or navy : impress

to take by authority especially for public use : commandeer

to take and force into any usually emergency service

a crowd or crowded condition : throng

a thronging or crowding forward or together

an apparatus or machine by which a substance is cut or shaped, an impression of a body is taken, a material is compressed, pressure is applied to a body, liquid is expressed, or a cutting tool is fed into the work by pressure

impressment into service especially in a navy

a warrant for impressing recruits

a lift or exercise in which a weight is raised by extending the arms upward while lying on a bench

to press without applying heat from an external source; also : to extract (oil) by cold-pressing

an upright drilling machine in which the drill is pressed to the work by a hand lever or by power

permanent press

a coffeepot in which ground beans are infused and then pressed to the bottom by means of a plunger

a press employed in basketball on both halves of the court

an all-out effort or offensive