Definition of press

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Press (v. i.) To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment..

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Express :: Express (a.) To denote; to designate.
Contortive :: Contortive (a.) Expressing contortion.
Auto-da-fe :: Auto-da-fe (n.) An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies..
Enstamp :: Enstamp (v. t.) To stamp; to mark as /ith a stamp; to impress deeply.
Slouch :: Slouch (v. t.) To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat..
Cypress :: Cypress (n.) A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability..
Inexpressibles :: Inexpressibles (n. pl.) Breeches; trousers.
Causative :: Causative (a.) Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case..
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To fill by being pressed or packed into.
Catcall :: Catcall (n.) A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise..
Waxy :: Waxy (a.) Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible..
Archaism :: Archaism (a.) An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use..
Indicator :: Indicator (n.) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the pist
Efface :: Efface (v. t.) To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away..
Tell :: Tell (v. i.) To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells..
Epigrammatize :: Epigrammatize (v. t.) To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams.
Synallagmatic :: Synalepha (n.) A contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or diphthong; as, th' army, for the army..
Physiognomy :: Physiognomy (n.) The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character..
Denominator :: Denominator (n.) That part of any expression under a fractional form which is situated below the horizontal line signifying division.
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue..
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