Press

pres, v.t. to push on or against with a heavy weight or with great force: to squeeze out, as juice: to clasp or embrace: to bear heavily on: to distre : to urge strongly: to present to the mind with earnestne : to lay stre upon: to hurry on with great speed: to shape or smooth by the application of weight.— v.i. to exert pre ure: to push with force: to crowd: to go forward with violence: to urge with vehemence and importunity: to exert a strong influence.— n. Pre ′er .— adj. Pre ′ing , urgent: importunate: forcible.— adv. Pre ′ingly .— n. Pres′sion . [Fr. pre er —L. pre āre — premĕre , pre um , to squeeze.]