press
press n
ME < Fr. < L. pressāre.
- Pressure; crush; force; weight; strain; tension; [fig.] overabundance; excess; suffocating surfeit; overwhelming surplus.
- Crowd; throng; multitude.
press [-ed, prest] v
ME < OFr < L. pressāre.
- Push; hold; force; squeeze; thrust.
- Urge; give; impose; offer insistently.
- Crowd; pack; arrange; place together.