Meaning & use
Press
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To apply steady force or weight against something, or to urge someone insistently.
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She pressed the button and waited for the elevator to arrive.
Reporters pressed the senator for a direct answer.
A note on using this word
As a noun, "the press" refers collectively to newspapers and journalists, a sense that dates back to the printing press used to produce them.
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2. noun
Newspapers, journalists, and news media collectively.
The scandal attracted enormous attention from the press.
3. noun
A machine used to apply pressure, as in printing or manufacturing.
The factory installed a new hydraulic press.
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