5 Letter Words with PRESS

• move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force

Synonyms: push (down), press down, thumb, depress, bear down on, lean on, lower, pin, pinion, hold down, force, ram, thrust, cram, squeeze, compress, wedge, clasp, hold close, hug, cuddle, squeeze, crush, enfold, clutch, grasp, embrace

• apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing

Synonyms: smooth, iron, smooth out, remove creases from, put creases in

• forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action)

Synonyms: plead, urge, advance insistently, file, prefer, lodge, tender, present, place, lay, submit, put forward

• raise (a specified weight) by lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head

• try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy

• a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil

• a printing press

Synonyms: printing press, printing machine

• newspapers or journalists viewed collectively

Synonyms: the media, the newspapers, the papers, the news media, journalism, the newspaper world, the newspaper business, the print media, the fourth estate

• an act of pressing something

• an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head

• a large cupboard

• put someone or something to a specified use, especially as a temporary or makeshift measure

• force (a man) to enlist in the army or navy

• a forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy