press : Idioms & Phrases

• (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.

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• noun a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
  
• noun a small punch press mounted on a workbench
  

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Bra"mah press`

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1. A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic.

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• noun a press for shaping cheese curd
  

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• a press used in making cheese, to separate the whey from the curd, and to press the curd into a mold.

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• the press of a cider mill.

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• . See Plate press, under Plate.

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• a machine for taking by pressure, an exact copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.

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• a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton.

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• noun a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type
  cylinder press.
  

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• . See Press.
• a printing press in which the impression is produced by a revolving cylinder under which the form passes; also, one in which the form of type or plates is curved around a cylinder, instead of resting on a flat bed.

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• noun a machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever
  

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Drill" press`

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1. A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw.

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• noun device for making large forgings
  drop forge; drop hammer.
  

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• (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke hammer; also called drop.

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• noun a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape
  durable press.
  

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• noun security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces
  

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• a machine for pressing fabrics.

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• noun a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type
  cylinder press.
  

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• a screw press for punching, embossing, etc., operated by hand and having a heavy fly.

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• (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle.

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• noun a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology
  

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• noun a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
  

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• a press for operating upon a pile or row of objects separated by intervening plates.

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• noun a press for extracting juice from garlic
  

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• (Flower Manuf.), a press for crimping the leaves and petals into shape.

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• noun press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures)
  

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• adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
  distressed; hard put; in a bad way.
  
  • distressed companies need loans and technical advice
  • financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
  • we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
  • found themselves in a bad way financially

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• a press for baling loose hay.

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• noun press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area
  

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• a hydrostatic press. See under Hydrostatic.

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• a machine in which great force, with slow motion, is communicated to a large plunger by means of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves, by a forcing pump of small diameter, to which the power is applied, the principle involved being the same as in the hydrostatic bellows. Also called hydraulic press, and Bramah press. In the illustration, a is a pump with a small plunger b, which forces the water into the cylinder c, thus driving upward the large plunder d, which performs the reduced work, such as compressing cotton bales, etc.

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• noun a bench press performed on an inclined bench
  

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• the free right of publishing books, pamphlets, or papers, without previous restraint or censorship, subject only to punishment for libelous, seditious, or morally pernicious matters.
• freedom to print and publish without official supervision.

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• noun any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
  press.
  

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• noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
  press.
  

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• a powerful press for baling cotton, wool, hay, etc.

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• (Print.), a press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine.

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• noun a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape
  durable press.
  

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• adjective satellite used of fabrics that do not require ironing
  drip-dry.
  
  • drip-dry shirts for travel

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• a press with a flat carriage and a roller, used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.

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• . See Def. 8 (d), note.

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• noun an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
  press agency; wire service; news organization; news agency; news organisation.
  

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• noun someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)
  publicity man; public relations man; PR man.
  

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• noun an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
  press agency; wire service; news organization; news agency; news organisation.
  

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• a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a press or closet. Boswell.

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• noun box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event)
  

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• noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
  press clipping; clipping; cutting; newspaper clipping.
  
  • he searched through piles of letters and clippings

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• noun a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
  news conference.
  

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• noun a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics
  
  • the White House press corps

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• noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
  press clipping; clipping; cutting; newspaper clipping.
  
  • he searched through piles of letters and clippings

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• verb press down
  depress.
  
  • Depress the space key

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• verb exert a force with a heavy weight
  drag down; bear down; weigh down; bear down on.
  
  • The snow bore down on the roof

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• noun an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall)
  

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• noun a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy
  

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• a detachment of seamen under the command of an officer empowered to force men into the naval service. See Impress gang, under Impress.

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• verb make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
  drive home; ram home.
  
  • drive home a point or an argument
  • I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas

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• noun a powerful newspaper proprietor
  

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• money paid to a man enlisted into public service. See Prest money, under Prest, a.

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• noun the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
  press of canvas.
  

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• noun the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
  press of canvas.
  

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• (Naut.), as much sail as the state of the wind will permit.

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• verb continue moving forward
  plough on; push on.
  

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• verb extinguish by crushing
  stub out; extinguish; crush out.
  
  • stub out your cigar
• verb press from a plastic
  press.
  
  • press a record
• verb obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
  express; extract.
  
  • Italians express coffee rather than filter it

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• noun a photographer who works for a newspaper
  

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• noun an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
  release; handout.
  

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• noun the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper
  print run.
  

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• noun a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
  snap; snap fastener.
  
  • children can manage snaps better than buttons

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• noun an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms
  pushup.
  

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• . See under Brick.

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• noun a machine used for printing
  press.
  

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• a press for printing, books, newspaper, handbills, etc.

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• noun the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
  press.
  

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• noun a power driven press used to shape metal parts
  

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• . See Punching machine, under Punch, v. i.

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• a machine tool for punching holes in metal or other material; called also punch press.

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• . (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers . (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing.

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• noun a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder
  

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• a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw.

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• (Bookbinding), a fixture or table having a frame in which are held the cords to which the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book.

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• noun a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically
  

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• an hydraulic press producing pressure or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (as a long rod, or a cord wound on a roller) into a cylinder previously filled with a liquid.

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• noun late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute
  

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• noun a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out
  pants presser.
  

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• noun a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
  samizdat.
  

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• a printing press which takes paper from a roll instead of being fed with sheets.

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• a press by which railway-car wheels are forced on, or off, their axles.

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• a machine or apparatus in which grapes are pressed to extract their juice.

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