printing-press

  • 71press*/*/*/ — [pres] noun I 1) the press newspapers and news magazines, or the journalists who work on them the national/local/American press[/ex] the popular/tabloid press[/ex] She has been criticized in the press for not speaking out on this issue.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 72press — 1. verb 1) press the paper down firmly Syn: push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress 2) his shirt was pressed Syn: smooth (out), iron, remove creases from …

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  • 73press — press1 verb 1》 move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.     ↘exert continuous physical force on, especially in order to operate a device.     ↘squeeze (someone s arm or hand) as a sign …

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  • 74printing machine — noun a machine that prints • Syn: ↑printer • Derivationally related forms: ↑print (for: ↑printer) • Hypernyms: ↑machine • H …

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  • 75printing */*/ — UK [ˈprɪntɪŋ] / US noun Word forms printing : singular printing plural printings 1) a) [uncountable] the process of making books, newspapers etc, using a printing press to put words and pictures onto paper b) [only before noun] relating to… …

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  • 76printing — print|ing [ prıntıŋ ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of making books, newspapers, etc., using a PRINTING PRESS to put words and pictures onto paper a ) only before noun relating to printing: the printing trade/industry new printing processes 2 …

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  • 77press — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crush, throng, crowd; pressure, urgency; closet, wardrobe, repository; assemblage; newspapers, news media, fifth estate. See printing, publication, communication, receptacle. v. crush, push, iron,… …

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  • 78press — I. v. a. 1. Compress, squeeze, crowd, crush. 2. Squeeze out, express. 3. Make smooth, smooth, flatten. 4. Embrace closely, hug, clasp. 5. Constrain, compel, force. 6. Enjoin, enforce, urge, inculcate. 7. Straiten, distress …

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  • 79printing — n. 1 the production of printed books etc. 2 a single impression of a book. 3 printed letters or writing imitating them. Phrases and idioms: printing press a machine for printing from types or plates etc …

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  • 80press — 1. noun /pɹɛs/ a) A device used to apply pressure to an item. ...a flower press. b) A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers) This article appeared in the press …

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