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n. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

press, closet, wardrobe

n. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

press, pressure, imperativeness, insistence, insistency

n. the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"

Verbs (31)

press

v. place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"

press

v. create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"

press

v. crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"

press

v. be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"

press, press out

v. press from a plastic; "press a record"

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

press, weightlift, lift weights

v. lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds"

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

press, lie urgently, weigh heavily

v. to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"

press, bid, adjure, beseech, entreat

v. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (247)

issue, number

n. one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

copy, written matter

n. matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

promotion, publicity, promotional material

n. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"

compulsion, coercion

n. using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"

violence, force

n. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

vanity, toilet table, dressing table

n. low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

necessity

n. the condition of being essential or indispensable

smooth, smoothen, make smoother, make smooth

v. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

steam, steam clean

v. clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"

draw together, converge, move together

v. move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

counsel, advise

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

goad, spur, give heart to

v. give heart or courage to

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

instruct, apprise, apprize

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

order, say, tell, enjoin

v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

caution, admonish

v. warn strongly; put on guard

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

lobby, buttonhole

v. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

quest, request, bespeak, make a request for, call for, ask for, make a request

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

tamp, depress, press down, tamp down

v. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

shove, jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

shove, push roughly, push along

v. push along

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

concentrate, make denser

v. make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

concentrate

v. draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

spur, strike with a spur

v. strike with a spur

appeal, request earnestly

v. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

petition, request formally, request in writing

v. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

apply

v. ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

summon, call for

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

attempt, try, essay, assay, seek

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

charge, saddle, burden

v. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

demand, postulate

v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

demand, exact

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

counsel, advise

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

process, sue, litigate, proceed against, take to court

v. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

supplicate, ask humbly for

v. ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"

commune, communicate, partake of Communion, receive Communion

v. in church

importune, insist, beg persistently

v. beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

appeal

v. take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"

beg

v. ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

lobby, buttonhole

v. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

wrench, wring

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

affiliate

v. join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"

consolidate

v. bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

mix, unify, mingle, commix, amalgamate

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

aggregate, combine

v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

collect, collate

v. to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

encapsulate, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

contract, concentrate, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

integrate, incorporate, make into a whole

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

integrate, become one, become integrated

v. become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds"

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

shove, jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

shove, push roughly, push along

v. push along

cut, contract, reduce, shorten, abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten

v. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

digest

v. convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"

streamline, contour economically, contour efficiently

v. contour economically or efficiently

pinch, crimp

v. make ridges into by pinching together

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

shrink, reduce

v. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

flatten, become flat, become flatter, flatten out

v. become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"

level, even, even out, make straight, make level

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

smooth, smoothen, make smoother, make smooth

v. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

drop, flatten, lower the pitch of

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

smooth, shine, polish, smoothen

v. make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

plow, plough

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

bind

v. provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"

bind, constipate

v. cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"

Synonyms (14)

press for, push for

v. "The liberal party pushed for reforms"

barrack, cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on

v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

Antonyms (10)

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

scrunch, crisp, wrinkle, crease, crinkle, ruckle, scrunch up

v. make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"

printing press

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