press

noun
/pɹɛs/

An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.

Other meanings

A device used to apply pressure to an item.
“a flower press”
A printing machine.
“Stop the presses!”

Synonyms

printing press

A kind of

machine

Kinds of press

cylinder press
rotary press
standing press
offset press

Example sentences

“Press the right arrow key to continue.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“You control the buttons you press.”
Tatoeba · hecko2 · CC0
“The press conference turned out to be a non-event.”
Tatoeba · CM · CC0

Word history

From Latin "pressāre".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “press” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.