press – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
press
v.
push, apply pressure; iron, remove creases or wrinkles by applying pressure; confiscate for public or government use
n.
journals and newspapers collectively; act or process of printing; roller used to flatten or straighten objects; device used to crush something or squeeze liquid out of it ;pressure, act of pressing
Press
Press may refer to:
Media
- News media, the section of the mass media industry that focuses on presenting current news to the public
- Publisher, a company that produces or disseminates literature or information
- Press TV, the Iranian television network
- Associated Press, a global news network
- Press (newspaper), a newspaper in Serbia
- The Press, a newspaper in Christchurch, New Zealand
- The Pittsburgh Press, a historic newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA that ceased publication in 1991.
press
Noun
1. newspaper writers and photographers
(synonym) fourth estate
(hypernym) estate, estate of the realm
(hyponym) gutter press
2. the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters"
(synonym) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure
(hypernym) urgency
3. the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
(synonym) public press
(hypernym) print media
(hyponym) free press
4. a machine used for printing
(synonym) printing press
(hypernym) machine
(hyponym) flatbed press, cylinder press
(part-meronym) bed
5. a dense crowd of people
(synonym) crush, jam
(hypernym) crowd
(hyponym) traffic jam, snarl-up
6. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
(synonym) wardrobe, closet
(hypernym) furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
(hyponym) armoire
7. clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
(hypernym) clamp
8. any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
(synonym) mechanical press
(hypernym) machine
(hyponym) cheese press
(derivation) press out
9. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
(synonym) military press
(hypernym) weightlifting
(derivation) weight-lift, weightlift
10. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
(synonym) pressure, pressing
(hypernym) push, pushing
(hyponym) impression
(derivation) push
Verb
1. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
(hypernym) touch
(hyponym) squeeze
(derivation) pressure, pressing
2. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
(synonym) urge, urge on, exhort
(hypernym) advise, counsel
(hyponym) rush, hurry
(derivation) pressure
3. to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
(synonym) weigh
(hypernym) count, matter, weigh
4. place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
(hypernym) flatten, flatten out
(hyponym) iron, iron out
(derivation) pressure, pressing
5. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
(synonym) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract
(hypernym) tighten
(hyponym) choke, strangle
(derivation) pressure, pressing
6. crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"
(hypernym) mass
(derivation) crush, jam
7. create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"
(hypernym) make, create
(derivation) pressure, pressing
8. be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"
(hypernym) be
(derivation) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure
9. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
(synonym) crusade, fight, campaign, push, agitate
(hypernym) advertise, advertize, promote, push
(verb-group) advertise, advertize, promote, push
10. press from a plastic; "press a record"
(synonym) press out
(hypernym) cast, mold, mould
(derivation) mechanical press
11. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
(synonym) push
(hypernym) push, force
(derivation) pressure, pressing
12. lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds"
(synonym) weight-lift, weightlift
(hypernym) exercise, work out
(derivation) military press
13. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
(synonym) bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, conjure
(hypernym) plead
pressen
v.
squeeze, press, apply pressure, apply force or weight; pack in, cram together, become stuck, cause to be stuck; oppress, suppress
press
v.
stisknout; lisovat; stlačit; žehlit; tisknout; natlačit se; nutit; urgovat; naléhat (na koho); mít nedostatek/málo čeho; pokračovat (v čem)
n.
tisk; tiskařský lis; nakladatelství; stisk; stisknutí; zmáčknutí