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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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Burdensome :: Burdensome (a.) Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.

Preindesignate :: Preindesignate (a.) Having no sign expressive of quantity; indefinite. See Predesignate.

Neologism :: Neologism (n.) A new word, phrase, or expression..

Touch :: Touch (v.) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers; as, a heavy touch, or a light touch; also, the manner of touching, striking, or pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch..

Characterize :: Characterize (v. t.) To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of..

Awful :: Awful (a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene..

Touch :: Touch (v.) The sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin is recognized; the sense by which the properties of bodies are determined by contact; the tactile sense. See Tactile sense, under Tactile..

Tourniquet :: Tourniquet (n.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.

Lithography :: Lithography (n.) The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main, upon the antipathy between grease and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic..

Murder :: Murder (n.) The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide..

Touch :: Touch (v. i.) To fasten; to take effect; to make impression.

Applause :: Applause (n.) The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation..

Issuant :: Issuant (a.) Issuing or coming up; -- a term used to express a charge or bearing rising or coming out of another.

At :: At (prep.) Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at..

Faint :: Faint (n.) To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.

Expressionless :: Expressionless (a.) Destitute of expression.

Affirmative :: Affirmative (n.) A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc..

Main-hamper :: Main-hamper (n.) A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press.

Speech :: Speech (n.) The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.

Guarded :: Guarded (a.) Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded..