"press" meaning in All languages combined

See press on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /prɛs/ [UK, US] Audio: en-uk-press.ogg [UK], en-us-press.ogg [US] Forms: press [singular], presses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=presses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The press are the people and organisations that report the news.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-noun-nM9UK537
  2. The press is the news as it is reported.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-noun-kiNL7o~-
  3. A press is a company that prints books.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-noun-WgmwnYys
  4. A press is a machine that prints books, newspapers, etc.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-noun-iNFVTGT4
  5. A press is a machine that pushes down on something to make it flat or to push out the water or juice.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-noun-S2-4~sR3
  6. A press is a time when you push something.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-noun-LGT5cCxy

Verb [English]

IPA: /prɛs/ [UK, US] Audio: en-uk-press.ogg [UK], en-us-press.ogg [US] Forms: press [canonical], presses [third-person, singular], pressed [past], pressed [past, participle], pressing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|press|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you press something, you push it against something.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-verb-R0EODFdW
  2. If you press clothes, you use an iron to make them flat.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-verb-wgb7e7R4
  3. If you press someone to do something, you ask them strongly or many times.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-verb-Wxj51rrp
  4. If you press on or forward, you keep going even though it's difficult.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-verb-JsdnQPWV Categories (other): Verbs
  5. If you press a weight, you exercise by moving the weight up and away from your body.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-verb-WxRSPDmL
  6. If you press a CD or record, you make a physical copy of it.
    Sense id: simple-press-en-verb-Vy3KZLLk
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          "text": "The book was published by University of California Press."
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          "text": "Stop the presses! We've got a new story."
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          "text": "She gave the button a quick press."
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