1. n. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects.
2. n. The capacity of such an object
a shelf of videos
3. n. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
3. n. A collective term for the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
according to a member of the press; This article appeared in the press.
4. n. A publisher.
5. n. (especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
Put the cups in the press. Put the ironing in the linen press.
6. n. (weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
7. n. (wagering) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
He can even the match with a press.
8. n. Pure, unfermented grape juice.
I would like some Concord press with my meal tonight.
9. n. A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
10. n. (obsolete) A crowd.
11. v. to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight
12. v. to compress, squeeze
to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice
13. v. to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug
She took her son, and press'd
The illustrious infant to her fragrant breast (Dryden, Illiad, VI. 178.)
14. v. to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth
to press cloth with an iron
to press a hat
15. v. (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
16. v. to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction
to press a crowd back
17. v. (transitive, obsolete) to weigh upon, oppress, trouble
He turns from us;
Alas, he weeps too! Something presses him
He would reveal, but dare not.-Sir, be comforted. (Fletcher, Pilgrim, I. 2.)
18. v. to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel
19. v. To try to force (something upon someone); to urge or inculcate.
to press the Bible on an audience
20. v. to hasten, urge onward
to press a horse in a race
21. v. to urge, beseech, entreat
God heard their prayers, wherein they earnestly pressed him for the honor of his great name. (Winthrop, Hist. New England, II. 35)
22. v. to lay stress upon, emphasize
If we read but a very little, we naturally want to press it all; if we read a great deal, we are willing not to press the whole of what we read, and we learn what ought to be pressed and what n
23. v. to throng, crowd
24. v. (transitive, obsolete) to print
25. v. To force into service, particularly into naval service.
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