press vs make

press and make both are nouns.

press and make both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
press	Yes	No	Yes	No
make	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make is a hypernym of press; that is, make is a word with a broader meaning than press:

press: create by pressing
make: make or cause to be or to become

Other hypernyms of press include create.

press (noun)	make (noun)
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure	the act of mixing cards haphazardly
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead	a recognizable kind
any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
a machine used for printing
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
a dense crowd of people
the state of demanding notice or attention

press (verb)	make (verb)
force or impel in an indicated direction	have a bowel movement
ask for or request earnestly	eliminate urine
lift weights	behave in a certain manner
exert pressure or force to or upon	act in a certain way so as to acquire
place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure	give certain properties to something
squeeze or press together	put in order or neaten
press and smooth with a heated iron	cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby	develop into
press from a plastic	favor the development of
create by pressing	change from one form into another
crowd closely	make, formulate, or derive in the mind
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	consider as being
be urgent	calculate as being
to be oppressive or burdensome	institute, enact, or establish
	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
	assure the success of
	induce to have sex
	make or cause to be or to become
	create or manufacture a man-made product
	organize or be responsible for
	create or design, often in a certain way
	prepare for eating by applying heat
	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
	create by artistic means
	gather and light the materials for
	make by shaping or bringing together constituents
	perform, produce, or carry out
	make by combining materials and parts
	compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	reach a goal
	head into a specified direction
	proceed along a path
	reach in time
	appear to begin an activity
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	achieve a point or goal
	engage in
	form by assembling individuals or constituents
	charge with a function; charge to be
	carry out or commit
	be or be capable of being changed or made into
	to compose or represent
	undergo fabrication or creation
	amount to
	add up to
	be suitable for
	constitute the essence of

press vs make

press and make both are nouns.

press and make both are verbs.

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