press

press n

ME < Fr. < L. pressāre.

  1. Pressure; crush; force; weight; strain; tension; [fig.] overabundance; excess; suffocating surfeit; overwhelming surplus.
  2. Crowd; throng; multitude.

press [-ed, prest] v

ME < OFr < L. pressāre.

  1. Push; hold; force; squeeze; thrust.
  2. Urge; give; impose; offer insistently.
  3. Crowd; pack; arrange; place together.