Press vs. Depress

Pressnoun

(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.

Pressnoun

(countable) A printing machine.

Pressnoun

(uncountable) A collective term for the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).

Pressnoun

(countable) A publisher.

Pressnoun

An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).

Pressnoun

An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.

Pressnoun

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.

Pressnoun

(countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.

Pressnoun

A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.

Pressnoun

(obsolete) A crowd.

Pressverb

(ambitransitive) to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight

Pressverb

(transitive) to compress, squeeze

Pressverb

(transitive) to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug

Pressverb

(transitive) to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth

Pressverb

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.

Pressverb

(transitive) to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction

Pressverb

to weigh upon, oppress, trouble

Pressverb

(transitive) to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel

Pressverb

To try to force (something upon someone); to urge or inculcate.

Pressverb

(transitive) to hasten, urge onward

Pressverb

(transitive) to urge, beseech, entreat

Pressverb

(transitive) to lay stress upon, emphasize

Pressverb

(ambitransitive) to throng, crowd

Pressverb

to print

Pressverb

To force into service, particularly into naval service.

Pressnoun

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.

Pressnoun

A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.

Pressnoun

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.

Pressnoun

Specifically, a printing press.

Pressnoun

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.

Pressnoun

An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press.

Pressnoun

The act of pressing or thronging forward.

Pressnoun

Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements.

Pressnoun

A multitude of individuals crowded together; crowd of single things; a throng.

Pressverb

To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.

Pressverb

To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.

Pressverb

To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something.

Pressverb

To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to press clothes.

Pressverb

To embrace closely; to hug.

Pressverb

To oppress; to bear hard upon.

Pressverb

To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger.

Pressverb

To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.

Pressverb

To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience.

Pressverb

To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race.

Pressverb

To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.

Pressverb

To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to encroach.

Pressverb

To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment.

Pressnoun

newspaper writers and photographers

Pressnoun

the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;

Pressnoun

the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines

Pressnoun

a machine used for printing

Pressnoun

a dense crowd of people

Pressnoun

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

Pressnoun

clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

Pressnoun

any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

Pressnoun

a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

Pressnoun

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure;

Pressverb

exert pressure or force to or upon;

Pressverb

force or impel in an indicated direction;

Pressverb

to be oppressive or burdensome;

Pressverb

place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure;

Pressverb

squeeze or press together;

Pressverb

crowd closely;

Pressverb

create by pressing;

Pressverb

be urgent;

Pressverb

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;

Pressverb

press from a plastic;

Pressverb

make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;

Pressverb

lift weights;

Pressverb

ask for or request earnestly;

Depressverb

To press down.

Depressverb

To make depressed, sad or bored.

Depressverb

To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

Depressverb

To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).

Depressverb

(math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

Depressverb

To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.

Depressverb

To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.

Depressverb

To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.

Depressverb

To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.

Depressverb

To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.

Depressverb

To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

Depressadjective

Having the middle lower than the border; concave.

Depressverb

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted;

Depressverb

lower (prices or markets);

Depressverb

cause to drop or sink;

Depressverb

press down;

Depressverb

lessen the activity or force of;