press pressure pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
bench press | a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
incline bench press | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
pushup press-up | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms |
field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drop forge drop hammer drop press | device for making large forgings |
flatbed press cylinder press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type |
garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic |
hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area |
permanent press durable press | a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape |
press mechanical press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids |
press printing press | a machine used for printing |
press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use |
press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) |
press gallery | an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) |
press of sail press of canvas | the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely |
punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts |
reamer juicer juice reamer | a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit |
rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder |
snap snap fastener press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically |
trouser press pants presser | a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out |
wardrobe closet press | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes, has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
freedom of the press | a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution |
juice succus | any of several liquids of the body, digestive juices |
cancer juice | a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths |
digestive juice digestive fluid | secretions that aid digestion |
gastric juice gastric acid | digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase |
pancreatic juice | a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas, important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats |
intestinal juice | secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines |
tobacco juice | saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco) |
gutter press | press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures) |
free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology |
press public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines |
samizdat underground press | a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature |
clipping newspaper clipping press clipping cutting press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
stop press | late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute |
handout press release release | an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation |
press conference news conference | a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity |
juice | the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking |
fruit juice fruit crush | drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit |
apple juice | the juice of apples |
cranberry juice | the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened) |
grape juice | the juice of grapes |
grapefruit juice | the juice of grapefruits |
orange juice | bottled or freshly squeezed juice of oranges |