Meaning & use
cold press
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Meanings
noununcountable
A method of extracting juice or oil by crushing fruit or seeds without using heat.
Grammar: Used as a method or process; often appears after 'by' or in compounds like 'cold press juicer'.
Patterns
- by cold press
- cold press method
- cold press juice
The label says the olive oil is made by cold press.
Cold press keeps more nutrients in the juice than heating does.
They use cold press for all their apple cider.
verbtransitive
To extract juice or oil from fruit or seeds by crushing them without heat.
Grammar: Takes an object: cold-press the oranges. Often used in the passive: the seeds are cold-pressed.
Patterns
- cold-press something
- be cold-pressed
They cold-press the apples to keep the flavor fresh.
This oil is cold-pressed from organic olives.
We cold-press our juice every morning.
Word forms
| third person singular | cold-presses |
|---|---|
| past tense | cold-pressed |
| past participle | cold-pressed |
| -ing form | cold-pressing |
Common combinations
- cold-pressed juice
- She bought a bottle of cold-pressed juice at the café.
- cold press oil
- Cold press oil is often more expensive but tastes better.
- by cold press
- The almonds are ground by cold press to make milk.
- cold press machine
- The factory uses a cold press machine for seeds.
Synonyms and how they differ
- cold-pressed
- This is the adjective form; use it before a noun, as in cold-pressed juice, not as a verb.
- expeller-pressed
- A similar method that also avoids heat, but often involves a screw press and may generate some warmth; cold press is stricter about temperature.
Opposites
Word family
- cold-pressed adjective
- Describing juice or oil made by cold press.
- cold-pressing noun
- The act or process of using a cold press.
Commonly confused: cold press or cold cut?
cold press vs cold cut
Cold cut refers to sliced cooked meat, not a juice method; don't mix them up.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'cold press' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The verb 'cold-press' takes a direct object (the oranges) without a preposition. The other options incorrectly add 'to', 'of', or 'with' before the object.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “cold press”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.