to press
- verb
- /prɛs/
- As the crowd began to gather, we had to press closer together to see the performance.
- pressed together
- pressed against someone
- pressed for space
And so they press forward because this is what they want.
- And so they press forward because this is what they want.
- Keep it moving, keep doing your job, press forward.
- But probably still that hater pressed against my glass sliding down.
Examples
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And so they press forward because this is what they want.
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Press my way through, press my way through.
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And if you, if you press them and say, well, why not?
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No, but they can press you, they can wait for you.
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What she wanted was to press close to the body of someone.
Fiction book (1990) -
We're just going to tap the thing in and we're going to press on.
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Open a few doors and press a few buttons.
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Every time that they press the lever, food comes out.
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So I presume we have to press the switch to turn the pie on.
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Now what you're going to do is gently press the fondant against the cake.
Synonyms
To press things together so they take less space
To move many people or animals into a small space
To press something firmly with your hand or fingers
To gather closely in large numbers in a place
To move ahead by pushing people or things out of the way
To press people or things together into a small space
To stand or move closely in a group
To move close together around a person or thing leaving little space
To crowd into a place in large numbers
Move forward through a crowd by forcing people aside with your body
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters
- Literature
A group of reporters from different media who cover the same event or place
- Literature
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Formal
The right of newspapers and journalists to report news without government control
- Literature
An area in a stadium or arena where reporters and broadcasters sit to report the game
A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person
An exercise where a person lies on their back on a bench and pushes weight up from the chest
- Informal
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
- Literature
A group that collects news and sends it to newspapers, TV, and websites
- Literature
An area in a government hall where reporters sit to watch and report debates
- Jargon
A business that prints books for authors who pay, often with little editing
- Offensive
Newspapers or magazines that print scandal stories and invade people's privacy to sell more copies
- Literature
An organization that gathers and sends news to newspapers and other media
- Archaic
A printing machine where a cylinder rolls paper over a flat bed of letters to copy text
- Specialized
A machine that presses cardboard or plastic into compact bundles for easier handling and transport
- Formal
Military officers check journalists' reports in war zones to keep information secret
- Specialized
A machine that removes solids from liquids by pushing the liquid through cloth over frames
- Specialized
A machine that prints by pressing paper onto a flat surface with a roller
A weight exercise where you lift a bar with weights from shoulder height straight overhead to work the shoulders
- Specialized
An exercise pressing a barbell or dumbbells up on a sloping bench to work the upper chest
- Specialized
A machine that makes many copies by moving ink from a plate to rubber then to paper
- Specialized
A gym exercise that lifts a weight from the shoulder to above the head until the arms are straight
- Specialized
A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids
- Specialized
A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories
- Literature
Announcing official decisions to the public by press release before any internal discussion
- Archaic
The most sail a ship can carry safely without turning over or being damaged
- Specialized
A large sheet of paper printed with many pages before cutting or folding
- UK
An exercise where you lie on your stomach and push your body up and down with your arms
- Literature
Announcing scientific results to the public before other scientists check them
- Specialized
A machine that uses a long turned metal rod to squeeze liquid from solid things
- Literature
Newspapers that print shocking and often untrue stories to get more readers
How Close
Surface Forms
Etymology
Press (to crowd) comes from the old Latin premere 'to push', so to press toward something is to move close or push forward in a crowd.