Synonyms: press, pressing, pressure
Definition: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Usage: he gave the button a press; he used pressure to stop the bleeding; at the pressing of a button
Definition: the act of applying force in order to move something away
Usage: he gave the door a hard push; the pushing is good exercise
Synonyms: military press, press
Definition: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
Similar words: weightlift, weightlifting
Definition: bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
Synonyms: press, mechanical press
Definition: any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
Similar words: machine
Definition: any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
Synonyms: press, printing press
Definition: a machine used for printing
Similar words: machine
Definition: any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
Synonyms: press
Definition: clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
Definition: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
Synonyms: closet, press, wardrobe
Definition: a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
Similar words: article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture
Definition: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
Usage: they had too much furniture for the small apartment; there was only one piece of furniture in the room
Synonyms: press, public press
Definition: the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
Similar words: print media
Definition: a medium that disseminates printed matter
Definition: a dense crowd of people
Similar words: crowd
Definition: a large number of things or people considered together
Usage: a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers
Synonyms: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure
Definition: the state of demanding notice or attention
Usage: the insistence of their hunger; the press of business matters
Similar words: urgency
Definition: the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
Synonyms: press, conjure, entreat, beseech, bid, adjure
Definition: ask for or request earnestly
Usage: The prophet bid all people to become good persons
Synonyms: press, exhort, urge, urge on
Definition: force or impel in an indicated direction
Usage: I urged him to finish his studies
Similar words: advise, rede, counsel
Definition: give advice to
Usage: The teacher counsels troubled students; The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
Synonyms: press, weight-lift, weightlift
Definition: lift weights
Usage: This guy can press 300 pounds
Similar words: work out, exercise
Definition: do physical exercise
Usage: She works out in the gym every day
Synonyms: press, compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
Definition: squeeze or press together
Usage: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle
Synonyms: press
Definition: place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
Usage: pressed flowers
Synonyms: press, iron, iron out
Definition: press and smooth with a heated iron
Usage: press your shirts; she stood there ironing
Similar words: press
Definition: place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
Usage: pressed flowers
Synonyms: press
Definition: exert pressure or force to or upon
Usage: He pressed down on the boards; press your thumb on this spot
Similar words: touch
Definition: make physical contact with, come in contact with
Usage: Touch the stone for good luck; She never touched her husband
Definition: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
Usage: `Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman
Definition: press from a plastic
Usage: press a record
Similar words: cast, mould, mold
Definition: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
Usage: cast a bronze sculpture
Synonyms: press
Definition: create by pressing
Usage: Press little holes into the soft clay
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: press
Definition: crowd closely
Usage: The crowds pressed along the street
Similar words: mass
Definition: join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
Usage: Crowds were massing outside the palace
Synonyms: crusade, press, push, fight, campaign, agitate
Definition: 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
Usage: The liberal party pushed for reforms; She is crusading for women's rights; The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
Similar words: push, promote, advertise, advertize
Definition: make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Usage: The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model; The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
Definition: to be oppressive or burdensome
Usage: weigh heavily on the mind, Something pressed on his mind
Similar words: count, matter, weigh
Definition: have weight; have import, carry weight
Usage: It does not matter much
Synonyms: press
Definition: be urgent
Usage: This is a pressing problem
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer