PRESS


Meaning of PRESS in English

I . v. a.

1.

Com~, squeeze, crowd, crush.

2.

Squeeze out, ex~.

3.

Make smooth, smooth, flatten.

4.

Embrace closely, hug, clasp.

5.

Constrain, compel, force.

6.

Enjoin, enforce, urge, inculcate.

7.

Straiten, distress.

II . v. n.

1.

Bear heavily, exert ~ure, push, bear down, crowd.

2.

Hasten, hurry, push, rush.

3.

Crowd, throng, force a way.

4.

Approach unseasonably or importunately.

5.

Encroach.

III . n.

1.

Machine for printing, printing-~.

2.

Newspaperdom ( colloq. ).

3.

Literary publications.

4.

Crowd, throng, multitude.

5.

Urgency, ~ure, hurry.

6.

Case, closet, wardrobe, bureau.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.