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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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Bull :: Bull (v. i.) A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's bulls and his professions of humility..

Camoused :: Camoused (a.) Depressed; flattened.

Affirmative :: Affirmative (a.) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.

Sound :: Sound (v. i.) To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention..

Shortly :: Shortly (adv.) In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose..

So :: So (adv.) It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; -- used to express assent..

Ideogram :: Ideogram (n.) An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea..

Dismal :: Dismal (a.) Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a dismal outlook; dismal stories; a dismal place..

Libel :: Libel (n.) A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law..

Murmur :: Murmur (v. i.) A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice..

Metaphorical :: Metaphorical (a.) Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense..

Sore :: Sore (superl.) Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand..

Mournful :: Mournful (a.) Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss..

Strikle :: Striking (a.) Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance..

Heed :: Heed (n.) A look or expression of heading.

Impressionableness :: Impressionableness (n.) The quality of being impressionable.

Chuckle :: Chuckle (v. i.) To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision..

Weld :: Weld (v. t.) To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion..

Inhibitory-motor :: Inhibitory-motor (a.) A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue..

Break :: Break (v. i.) To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag..