(v): make physical contact with, come in contact with
(v): force or impel in an indicated direction
(v): give advice to
(v): to be oppressive or burdensome
(v): have weight; have import, carry weight
(v): place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
(v): become flat or flatter
(v): squeeze or press together
(v): become tight or tighter
(v): crowd closely
(v): join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
(v): create by pressing
(v): make or cause to be or to become
(v): be urgent
(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
(v): 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
(v): make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
(v): press from a plastic
(v): form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
(v): make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
(v): move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
(v): press and smooth with a heated iron
(v): place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
(v): lift weights
(v): do physical exercise
(v): ask for or request earnestly
(v): appeal or request earnestly
(n): the state of demanding notice or attention
(n): the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
(n): the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
(n): a medium that disseminates printed matter
(n): a machine used for printing
(n): any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
(n): a dense crowd of people
(n): a large number of things or people considered together
(n): a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
(n): furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
(n): clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
(n): a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
(n): any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
(n): any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
(n): a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
(n): bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
(n): the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
(n): the act of applying force in order to move something away
