hot-press
hot-press · hot-presses · hot-pressed · hot-pressing
To apply both heat and mechanical pressure to something, especially as part of a…To apply both heat and mechanical pressure to something, especially as part of a laundry process, or as a method of printing.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To apply both heat and mechanical pressure to something, especially as part of a laundry process, or as a method of printing.
(transitive)To apply both heat and mechanical pressure in order to extract oil or juices.
Origin
From hot + press.From hot + press.
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Forms
hot-presses, hot-pressing, hot-pressed, hot-pressed| Base form | hot-press · to hot-press |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hot-presses |
| Present participle | hot-pressing |
| Past simple | hot-pressed |
| Past participle | hot-pressed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.