Meaning
4 sensesExtinguish by crushing, as a cigar.
extinguish by crushing
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.
Italians press out coffee rather than filter it.
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Press from plastic, as of records.
press from a plastic
Break (a pre-cut piece) out of a larger form, as of die-cut cardboard shapes.
Examples
1 sentencesThe press conference turned out to be a non-event.
Forms
presses out, pressing out, pressed out, pressed out| Base form | press out · to press out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | presses out |
| Present participle | pressing out |
| Past simple | pressed out |
| Past participle | pressed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- press outвисловити, висловлюватиExtinguish by crushing, as a cigar.
- press onTo persist, to continue to advance.
- press inTo force something or someone inside something, by physical pressure.
- press downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.
- press aheadTo continue towards an objective.
- press forwardTo proceed or move forward with more urgency, especially when facing adversity.
Synonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
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.