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to prest

to prest

9.9
To push forward with force or effort
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : empujar
  • She prest the button firmly to activate the old machine.

Examples

  • He had to prest the door shut to keep out the cold wind.

  • They prest their weight against the wall to push it back into place.

  • And this ferocious bull came charging at him and he sort of pressed this button and the bull would sit down and smile.

Synonyms

to push
vsto prest
97 6.1

To use strong effort during childbirth to help the baby come out

make a broad urgent effort to move something by strong pressure
to prod
vsto prest
4 3.7

To poke a person, animal, or object with a stick

make a stronger urgent effort using force rather than a quick finger poke

Antonyms

to release
∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

How Hard

thrust
26 4.2
shove
31 2.7
to prest
  • Archaic
9.9
to push
∞ 1.0
to nudge
33 3.8

Surface Forms

prest infinitive
presting present participle
prests third person singular
pressed past
pressed past participle

Etymology

Prest as a verb is an old form of the common word press, which means 'to push'. So when people 'prest' forward, they were forcing or pushing their way with effort or urgency.