Press vs. Urge
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;
Urgenoun
A strong desire; an itch to do something.
Urgeverb
(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
Urgeverb
(transitive) To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
Urgeverb
(transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
Urgeverb
(transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.
Urgeverb
(transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
Urgeverb
To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
Urgeverb
(transitive) To press onward or forward.
Urgeverb
(transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Urgeverb
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
Urgeverb
To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
Urgeverb
To provoke; to exasperate.
Urgeverb
To press hard upon; to follow closely
Urgeverb
To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case.
Urgeverb
To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
Urgeverb
To press onward or forward.
Urgeverb
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Urgenoun
an instinctive motive;
Urgenoun
a strong restless desire;
Urgeverb
force or impel in an indicated direction;
Urgeverb
push for something;
Urgeverb
urge on or encourage especially by shouts;
