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  • 31press — I n. instrument for crushing, shaping, squeezing 1) a cider; cookie (AE); hydraulic; wine press publishing house 2) a university; vanity press device for printing 3) a printing press 4) the presses roll 5) (misc.) to go to press 6) in press (our… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 32press — press1 W2S2 [pres] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(news)¦ 2 get/be given a bad press 3 get/have a good press 4¦(printing)¦ 5¦(machine)¦ 6¦(push)¦ 7 go to press 8¦(crowd)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(NEWS)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33press — press1 [ pres ] noun *** ▸ 1 newspapers etc. ▸ 2 machine for printing ▸ 3 publishing business ▸ 4 piece of equipment ▸ 5 single push on something ▸ 6 making clothes smooth ▸ 7 many people pushing 1. ) the press newspapers and news magazines: the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34press — clothes·press; com·press·ibil·i·ty; com·press·ible; com·press·ing·ly; de·press; de·press·ibil·i·ty; de·press·ible; em·press·ite; ex·press·age; ex·press·er; ex·press·ible; ex·press·less; ex·press·ly; ex·press·man; hy·dro·press; im·press·able;… …

    English syllables

  • 35press */*/*/ — I UK [pres] / US noun Word forms press : singular press plural presses 1) the press newspapers and news magazines the national/local/American/sports press the popular/tabloid press in the press: She has been criticized in the press for not… …

    English dictionary

  • 36press — ▪ I. press press 1 [pres] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to try hard to persuade someone to do something: • Investor Harold Simmons is pressing to have the company s annual meeting delayed. press somebody to do something • Finance Ministry… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 37press — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 media ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign, international, local, national, provincial (BrE) ▪ gutter (BrE), mainstream, popular …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 38press — 1 /pres/ noun 1 NEWS a) (U) also the press people who write reports for newspapers, radio, or television: the freedom of the press (also + plural verb BrE): In August the press are desperate for news. | press photographers b) (singular,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39Press-up — A press up, also known as a push up, is a common strength training exercise performed in a prone position, lying horizontal and face down, raising and lowering the body using the arms. They develop the pectoral muscles and triceps, with ancillary …

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  • 40Press TV — Infobox TV channel name= Press TV logofile=PRESSTV LOGO.gif logoalt= logosize=194px slogan= launch=2007 owner= Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting key people =Shahab Mossavat, Yvonne Ridley former names = sister names= web=… …

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