Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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press | Yes | No | Yes | No |
force | Yes | No | Yes | No |
press (noun) | force (noun) |
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the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure | a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base |
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) |
any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids | physical energy or intensity |
a machine used for printing | a powerful effect or influence |
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes | (of a law) having legal validity |
clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use | group of people willing to obey orders |
the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines | a unit that is part of some military service |
a dense crowd of people | a group of people having the power of effective action |
the state of demanding notice or attention | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority |
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
press (verb) | force (verb) |
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force or impel in an indicated direction | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably |
ask for or request earnestly | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space |
lift weights | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically |
exert pressure or force to or upon | take by force |
place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure | do forcibly; exert force |
squeeze or press together | urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate |
press and smooth with a heated iron | move with force |
make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
press from a plastic | |
create by pressing | |
crowd closely | |
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 | |
be urgent | |
to be oppressive or burdensome |