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Definition of press

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Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd..

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Bestick :: Bestick (v. t.) To stick over, as with sharp points pressed in; to mark by infixing points or spots here and there; to pierce..

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Ruralism :: Ruralism (n.) A rural idiom or expression.

Accent :: Accent (n.) expressions in general; speech.

Smack :: Smack (n.) To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss..

Phrase :: Phrase (n.) A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human..

Deliverance :: Deliverance (n.) Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or decision expressed publicly..

Parenthetical :: Parenthetical (a.) Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark..

Directly :: Directly (adv.) Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

Murmur :: Murmur (v. i.) To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against..

Inscribe :: Inscribe (v. t.) To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a sentence on the memory..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To squeeze; to press closely.

Rash :: Rash (superl.) Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.

Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..

Esthesiometer :: Esthesiometer (n.) An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered..

Waid :: Waid (a.) Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.

Instinct :: Instinct (v. t.) To impress, as an animating power, or instinct..

Pun :: Pun (n.) A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.

Elocution :: Elocution (n.) Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction.