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Meaning ofpressin English

press

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Pluralpresses
Past Tensepressed
Participle Verbpressing
Third Person Singularpresses

Definitions

Noun
1. a large gathering of people
2. media outlets; newspapers
3. a machine for printing (text, images, etc.)
  The company uses a large press to print newspapers.
4. a device for applying pressure (to an item)
  She applied the press to the fabric to remove wrinkles.
5. an act of applying pressure; force
  The press of the crowd made it hard to move.
6. an enclosed storage space
  The warehouse has a press for storing valuable items.
Verb
1. to exert force or weight; apply pressure
  The workers will press the soil to make it more stable.
2. to compress or squeeze something
  She had to press the button several times to get a response.
3. to gather or crowd (in a dense group); push forward
  The fans started to press towards the stage when the concert began.

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