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What does press mean?

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Noun
  1. (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
  2. (countable) A printing machine.
  3. (uncountable) A collective term for the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
  4. (countable) A publisher.
  5. (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
  6. (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
  7. (countable, wagering) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
  8. (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
  9. A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
  10. (obsolete) A crowd.
Verb
  1. (transitive) to exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight
  2. (transitive) to compress, squeeze
  3. (transitive) to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug
  4. (transitive) to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth
  5. (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
  6. (transitive) to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction
  7. (transitive, obsolete) to weigh upon, oppress, trouble
  8. (transitive) to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel
  9. To try to force (something upon someone); to urge or inculcate.
  10. (transitive) to hasten, urge onward
  11. (transitive) to urge, beseech, entreat
  12. (transitive) to lay stress upon, emphasize
  13. (transitive) to throng, crowd
  14. (transitive, obsolete) to print
  15. To force into service, particularly into naval service.
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