press : Idioms & Phrases


Arming press

  • (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.
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bench press

  • noun a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
  • noun a small punch press mounted on a workbench
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bramah press

Bra"mah press`
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  1. A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic.
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Cheese press

  • noun a press for shaping cheese curd
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  • a press used in making cheese, to separate the whey from the curd, and to press the curd into a mold.
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Cider press

  • the press of a cider mill.
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Copperplate press

  • . See Plate press, under Plate.
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Copying press

  • a machine for taking by pressure, an exact copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.
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Cotton press

  • a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton.
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Cylinder press

  • noun a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type
    cylinder press.
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  • . See Press.
  • a printing press in which the impression is produced by a revolving cylinder under which the form passes; also, one in which the form of type or plates is curved around a cylinder, instead of resting on a flat bed.
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drill press

  • noun a machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever
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Drill" press`
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  1. A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw.
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Drop press

  • noun device for making large forgings
    drop forge; drop hammer.
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  • (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke hammer; also called drop.
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durable press

  • noun a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape
    durable press.
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field press censorship

  • noun security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces
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Finishing press

  • a machine for pressing fabrics.
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flatbed press

  • noun a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type
    cylinder press.
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Fly press

  • a screw press for punching, embossing, etc., operated by hand and having a heavy fly.
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Foot press

  • (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle.
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free press

  • noun a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology
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freedom of the press

  • noun a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
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Gang press

  • a press for operating upon a pile or row of objects separated by intervening plates.
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garlic press

  • noun a press for extracting juice from garlic
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Gauffering press

  • (Flower Manuf.), a press for crimping the leaves and petals into shape.
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gutter press

  • noun press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures)
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hard-pressed

  • adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
    distressed; hard put; in a bad way.
    • distressed companies need loans and technical advice
    • financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
    • we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
    • found themselves in a bad way financially
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Hay press

  • a press for baling loose hay.
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Hydraulic press

  • noun press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area
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  • a hydrostatic press. See under Hydrostatic.
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Hydrostatic press

  • a machine in which great force, with slow motion, is communicated to a large plunger by means of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves, by a forcing pump of small diameter, to which the power is applied, the principle involved being the same as in the hydrostatic bellows. Also called hydraulic press, and Bramah press. In the illustration, a is a pump with a small plunger b, which forces the water into the cylinder c, thus driving upward the large plunder d, which performs the reduced work, such as compressing cotton bales, etc.
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incline bench press

  • noun a bench press performed on an inclined bench
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Liberty of the press

  • the free right of publishing books, pamphlets, or papers, without previous restraint or censorship, subject only to punishment for libelous, seditious, or morally pernicious matters.
  • freedom to print and publish without official supervision.
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mechanical press

  • noun any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
    press.
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military press

  • noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
    press.
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Packing press

  • a powerful press for baling cotton, wool, hay, etc.
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Perfecting press

  • (Print.), a press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine.
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permanent press

  • noun a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape
    durable press.
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permanent-press

  • adjective satellite used of fabrics that do not require ironing
    drip-dry.
    • drip-dry shirts for travel
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Plate press

  • a press with a flat carriage and a roller, used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.
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Power loom, ∨ Power press

  • . See Def. 8 (d), note.
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press agency

  • noun an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
    press agency; wire service; news organization; news agency; news organisation.
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press agent

  • noun someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)
    publicity man; public relations man; PR man.
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press association

  • noun an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
    press agency; wire service; news organization; news agency; news organisation.
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Press bed

  • a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a press or closet. Boswell.
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press box

  • noun box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event)
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press clipping

  • noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
    press clipping; clipping; cutting; newspaper clipping.
    • he searched through piles of letters and clippings
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press conference

  • noun a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
    news conference.
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press corps

  • noun a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics
    • the White House press corps
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press cutting

  • noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
    press clipping; clipping; cutting; newspaper clipping.
    • he searched through piles of letters and clippings
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press down

  • verb press down
    depress.
    • Depress the space key
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press down on

  • verb exert a force with a heavy weight
    drag down; bear down; weigh down; bear down on.
    • The snow bore down on the roof
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  • noun an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall)
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press gang

  • noun a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy
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Press gang, ∨ Pressgang

  • a detachment of seamen under the command of an officer empowered to force men into the naval service. See Impress gang, under Impress.
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press home

  • verb make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
    drive home; ram home.
    • drive home a point or an argument
    • I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas
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press lord

  • noun a powerful newspaper proprietor
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Press money

  • money paid to a man enlisted into public service. See Prest money, under Prest, a.
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press of canvas

  • noun the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
    press of canvas.
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Press of sail

  • noun the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
    press of canvas.
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  • (Naut.), as much sail as the state of the wind will permit.
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press on

  • verb continue moving forward
    plough on; push on.
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press out

  • verb extinguish by crushing
    stub out; extinguish; crush out.
    • stub out your cigar
  • verb press from a plastic
    press.
    • press a record
  • verb obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
    express; extract.
    • Italians express coffee rather than filter it
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press photographer

  • noun a photographer who works for a newspaper
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press release

  • noun an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
    release; handout.
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press run

  • noun the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper
    print run.
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press stud

  • noun a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
    snap; snap fastener.
    • children can manage snaps better than buttons
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press-up

  • noun an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms
    pushup.
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Pressed brick

  • . See under Brick.
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Printing press

  • noun a machine used for printing
    press.
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  • a press for printing, books, newspaper, handbills, etc.
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public press

  • noun the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
    press.
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Punch press

  • noun a power driven press used to shape metal parts
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  • . See Punching machine, under Punch, v. i.
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Punching machine, ∨ Punching press

  • a machine tool for punching holes in metal or other material; called also punch press.
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Rolling press

  • . (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers . (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing.
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rotary press

  • noun a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder
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Screw press

  • a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw.
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Sewing press, ∨ Sewing table

  • (Bookbinding), a fixture or table having a frame in which are held the cords to which the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book.
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standing press

  • noun a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically
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Sterhydraulic press

  • an hydraulic press producing pressure or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (as a long rod, or a cord wound on a roller) into a cylinder previously filled with a liquid.
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stop press

  • noun late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute
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trouser press

  • noun a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out
    pants presser.
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underground press

  • noun a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
    samizdat.
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Web press

  • a printing press which takes paper from a roll instead of being fed with sheets.
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Wheel press

  • a press by which railway-car wheels are forced on, or off, their axles.
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Wine press

  • a machine or apparatus in which grapes are pressed to extract their juice.
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