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  • 21press — 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,… …

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  • 22press — press1 pressable, adj. /pres/, v.t. 1. to act upon with steadily applied weight or force. 2. to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position: The crowd pressed him into a corner. 3. to compress or squeeze, as to alter …

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  • 23press — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. apply steady force to (a thing in contact) (press a switch; pressed the two surfaces together). 2 tr. a compress or apply pressure to a thing to flatten, shape, or smooth it, as by ironing (got the curtains pressed). b squeeze …

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  • 24press — Synonyms and related words: AP, Associated Press, Fleet Street, Reuters, UPI, United Press International, accelerate, advice, adviser, advocate, annex, announcer, annunciator, apply pressure, army, ask, aspirator, assault, assemble, assert,… …

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  • 25press — 1. verb 1) press the paper down firmly Syn: push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress 2) his shirt was pressed Syn: smooth (out), iron, remove creases from …

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  • 26press — I [[t]prɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to act upon with steadily applied weight or force 2) to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position 3) to compress or squeeze, as to alter in shape or size 4) to subject to pressure 5) to… …

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  • 27press — 1. verb 1) press the paper down firmly Syn: push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress 2) his shirt was pressed Syn: iron 3) …

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  • 28urge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. solicit, plead, importune, advocate, exhort, incite, instigate; press, push. n. impulse, desire, ambition. See necessity, request, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To present favorably] Syn. favor,… …

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  • 29urge — I. verb (urged; urging) Etymology: Latin urgēre to press, push, entreat more at wreak Date: circa 1555 transitive verb 1. to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly < his conviction was upheld on a theory never urged at his…trial&#8230; …

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  • 30urge — {{11}}urge (n.) 1610s, from URGE (Cf. urge) (v.); in frequent use after c.1910. {{12}}urge (v.) 1550s, from L. urgere to press hard, push, drive, compel, from PIE root *werg to work (Cf. Avestan vareza work, activity; Gk. ergon work, orgia&#8230; …

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