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1press down — index depress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2press down — verb press down Depress the space key • Syn: ↑depress • Derivationally related forms: ↑depression (for: ↑depress), ↑depressor (for: ↑ …
3press down on — verb exert a force with a heavy weight (Freq. 1) The snow bore down on the roof • Syn: ↑drag down, ↑bear down, ↑bear down on, ↑weigh down • Hypernyms: ↑press …
4press down — force downwards, oppress …
5press# — press n throng, crush, *crowd, mob, rout, horde Analogous words: *multitude, army, host, legion press vb Press, bear, bear down, squeeze, crowd, jam mean to exert pressure upon something or someone continuously or for a length of time. They are… …
6press — v 1. force, push, drive, ram, shove, elbow; impel, propel, thrust, trundle; cram, jam, crush, pinch. 2. compress, squeeze, condense, clamp; cramp, compact, concentrate, roll into a ball; strain, strangle, constrict, constringe. 3. weigh upon,… …
7press — Synonyms and related words: AP, Associated Press, Fleet Street, Reuters, UPI, United Press International, accelerate, advice, adviser, advocate, annex, announcer, annunciator, apply pressure, army, ask, aspirator, assault, assemble, assert,… …
8press — 1. verb 1) press the paper down firmly Syn: push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress 2) his shirt was pressed Syn: smooth (out), iron, remove creases from …
9press — 1. verb 1) press the paper down firmly Syn: push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress 2) his shirt was pressed Syn: iron 3) …
10press — press1 [ pres ] noun *** ▸ 1 newspapers etc. ▸ 2 machine for printing ▸ 3 publishing business ▸ 4 piece of equipment ▸ 5 single push on something ▸ 6 making clothes smooth ▸ 7 many people pushing 1. ) the press newspapers and news magazines: the… …
