Press — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

a built-in space for storage behind a door

"put the towels in the linen press"

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

"he pushed his way through the press of people outside the courthouse"

a storage case typically having doors and shelves

"originally designed as a press for clothes, it now serves to hide the bedroom TV"

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

"the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car"

to push steadily against with some force

"an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard"

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of

"my family will only drink juice from freshly pressed oranges"

to gather into a closely packed group

"everyone pressed around me to see the pictures"

to force one's way

"we continued to press deeper and deeper into the tangled rain forest"

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

"a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule"

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

"pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting"

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

"an office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security"