to press
- verb
- /prɛs/
- The midwife encouraged her to press firmly as the baby was getting closer to being born.
- press hard
Examples
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During childbirth, the doctor advised her to press during each contraction to help the baby move down the birth canal.
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" Dolores presses, as if she can still see that little baby pop out after a whole day of purest agony.
Fiction book (1993) -
She moaned and pressed his head tightly against her breasts; her open thighs gripped his waist.
Fiction book (1990) -
As the contractions became stronger, she needed to press down to aid in the delivery of her child.
Synonyms
To use strong effort during childbirth to help the baby come out
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 Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Press (in childbirth) comes from the old Latin premere 'to push', and it describes the strong, focused pushing actions a woman makes to help the baby move out.