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								newspaper writers and photographers 2.
								the state of demanding notice or attention
 the press of business matters
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								the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
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								a machine used for printing
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								a dense crowd of people
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								a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
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								clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
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								any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
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								a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
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								the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
 he gave the button a press
 
 'press' - used as a verb
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								exert pressure or force to or upon
 He pressed down on the boards
 press your thumb on this spot
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								force or impel in an indicated direction
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								to be oppressive or burdensome
 Something pressed on his mind
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								place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
 pressed flowers
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								squeeze or press together
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								crowd closely
 The crowds pressed along the street
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								create by pressing
 Press little holes into the soft clay
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								be urgent
 This is a pressing problem
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								exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
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								press from a plastic
 press a record
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								make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
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								press and smooth with a heated iron
 press your shirts
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								lift weights
 This guy can press 300 pounds
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								ask for or request earnestly
 
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			| 1. Press / Plural presses
 2. Press / Past
 pressed
 3. Press / Third Person
 presses
 4. Press / Present Participle
 pressing
 
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