PRESS


Meaning of PRESS in English

(~es, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

If you ~ something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else.

He ~ed his back against the door...

They ~ed the silver knife into the cake.

VERB: V n against n, V n prep

2.

If you ~ a button or switch, you push it with your finger in order to make a machine or device work.

Drago ~ed a button and the door closed...

VERB: V n

Press is also a noun.

...a TV which rises from a table at the ~ of a button.

N-COUNT: usu sing

3.

If you ~ something or ~ down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand.

The engine stalled. He ~ed the accelerator hard...

She stood up and leaned forward with her hands ~ing down on the desk.

VERB: V n, V adv

4.

If you ~ for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it.

Police might now ~ for changes in the law...

They had ~ed for their children to be taught French.

= push

VERB: V for n, V for n to-inf

5.

If you ~ someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something.

Trade unions are ~ing him to stand firm...

Mr King seems certain to be ~ed for further details...

She smiles coyly when ~ed about her private life.

VERB: V n to-inf, be V-ed for/about n, be V-ed for/about n

6.

If someone ~es their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way.

The protest campaign has used mass strikes and demonstrations to ~ its demands...

VERB: V n

7.

If an unpleasant feeling or worry ~es on you, it affects you very much or you are always thinking about it.

The weight of irrational guilt ~ed on her...

VERB: V on n

8.

If you ~ something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it.

All I had was money, which I ~ed on her reluctant mother...

VERB: V n on n

9.

If you ~ clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases.

Vera ~ed his shirt...

...clean, neatly ~ed, conservative clothes.

= iron

VERB: V n, V-ed

10.

If you ~ fruits or vegetables, you squeeze them or crush them, usually in order to extract the juice.

The grapes are hand-picked and ~ed...

I ~ed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water.

...1 clove fresh garlic, ~ed or diced.

VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed

11.

Newspapers are referred to as the ~.

Today the British ~ is full of articles on India’s new prime minister...

Press reports revealed that ozone levels in the upper atmosphere fell during the past month.

N-SING-COLL: the N

12.

Journalists are referred to as the ~.

Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the ~ afterwards...

N-SING-COLL: the N

13.

A ~ or a printing ~ is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers.

N-COUNT

14.

see also ~ed , ~ing

15.

If someone or something gets a bad ~, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good ~, they are praised.

...the bad ~ that career women consistently get in this country...

PHRASE: V inflects

16.

If you ~ charges against someone, you make an official accusation against them which has to be decided in a court of law.

I could have ~ed charges against him...

PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR against n

17.

When a newspaper or magazine goes to ~, it starts being printed.

We check prices at the time of going to ~...

PHRASE: V inflects

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .