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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 673
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Meanings
verb
- move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.E.g. he pressed his face to the glass
- apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing.E.g. she pressed her nicest blouse
- forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action).E.g. Rose did not press the point
- raise (a specified weight) by lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
- try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy.
noun
- a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.E.g. a flower press
- a printing press.
- newspapers or journalists viewed collectively.E.g. the incident was not reported in the press
- an act of pressing something.E.g. the system summons medical help at the press of a button
- an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
- a large cupboard.
verb
- put someone or something to a specified use, especially as a temporary or makeshift measure.E.g. she was pressed into service as an interpreter
- force (a man) to enlist in the army or navy.
noun
- a forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.
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