press*/*/*/

press*/*/*/
[pres] noun I
1) the press newspapers and news magazines, or the journalists who work on them
the national/local/American press[/ex]
the popular/tabloid press[/ex]
She has been criticized in the press for not speaking out on this issue.[/ex]
2) [C] a machine that is used for printing newspapers, books, or magazines
See:
printing press
3) [C] a business that publishes books
Edinburgh University Press[/ex]
4) [C] a piece of equipment that is used for making something flat or smooth
a trouser press[/ex]
5) [C] a piece of equipment that is used for squeezing the juice or oil out of fruit or vegetables
a garlic press[/ex]
6) [C] a single push on something such as a button or switch
Internet shopping brings the shop to your door at the press of a button.[/ex]
•
give sth a press — to make a piece of clothing smooth using an iron[/ex]
In British English, the press can be used with a singular or plural verb when it means all of the journalists who work on a newspaper or magazine . You can say The press was out in force. OR The press were out in force. II
verb press */*/*/[pres]
1) [I/T] to push one thing against another
Children were pressing their faces against the window.[/ex]
Even with the phone pressed to his ear, he couldn't hear what she was saying.[/ex]
He felt the enormous weight of the man pressing down on his back.[/ex]
2) [T] to push something such as a button or switch in order to make a piece of equipment do something
To read your email, press the return key.[/ex]
3) [I] to move as a group by pushing together in a particular direction
A wave of protesters pressed forward towards the building.[/ex]
4) [T] to make clothes smooth using a hot iron
Syn:
iron
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press charges (against sb) — to officially accuse someone of committing a crime and make them go to court for a trial[/ex]
- press ahead
- press sb for sth
- press on

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