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Definition of PRESS

Press
Press Press, n. [F. presse. See 4th Press.] 1. An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses. Note: Presses are differently constructed for various purposes in the arts, their specific uses being commonly designated; as, a cotton press, a wine press, a cider press, a copying press, etc. See Drill press. 2. Specifically, a printing press. 3. The art or business of printing and publishing; hence, printed publications, taken collectively, more especially newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them; as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a curse.
Press
Press Press, n. (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.
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Press Press, v. t. [Corrupt. fr. prest ready money advanced, a loan; hence, earnest money given soldiers on entering service. See Prest, n.] To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress. To peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed. --Dryden.

Meaning of PRESS from wikipedia

- Look up press in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Press may refer to: News media Printing press, commonly called "the press" Press TV, an Iranian television...
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- up free press in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Freedom of the press refers to legal protections for public communications media. Free Press may also...
- Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was...
- A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring...
- The Press (Māori: Te Matatika) is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand, owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861...
- The White House press secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the...
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- The bench press or chest press is a weight training exercise where a person presses a weight upwards while lying horizontally on a weight training bench...