press+upon
21press — I. noun Etymology: Middle English presse, from Anglo French, from presser to press Date: 13th century 1. a. a crowd or crowded condition ; throng b. a thronging or crowding forward or together 2. a. an apparatus or machine by which a substance is …
22press — press1 verb 1》 move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force. ↘exert continuous physical force on, especially in order to operate a device. ↘squeeze (someone s arm or hand) as a sign …
23press — 1. noun /pɹɛs/ a) A device used to apply pressure to an item. ...a flower press. b) A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers) This article appeared in the press …
24press gang — Impress Im press, n.; pl. {Impresses}. 1. The act of impressing or making. [1913 Webster] 2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure… …
25Upon the Winds of Yesterday and Other Explorations — Infobox Book name = Upon the Winds of Yesterday and Other Explorations title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket from the first edition author = George Barr illustrator = George Barr cover artist = George Barr country = United States… …
26press — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crush, throng, crowd; pressure, urgency; closet, wardrobe, repository; assemblage; newspapers, news media, fifth estate. See printing, publication, communication, receptacle. v. crush, push, iron,… …
27press something on/upon — insist that (someone) accepts an offer or gift. → press …
28press charges — Synonyms and related words: accuse, allege, arraign, article, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, charge, cite, complain, denounce, denunciate, fasten on, fasten upon, finger, hang something on, impeach, imply, impute, indict,… …
29force upon — Synonyms and related words: administer, apply, bestow, dose, dose with, enforce upon, force, give, insist, lay on, mete out to, obtrude on, ply, ply upon, prescribe for, press, press upon, push upon, put on, put upon, thrust upon, urge upon …
30impress upon — im ˈpress on im ˈpress upon formal [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they impress on he/she/it impresses on …
