| press | (?), n. (Zol.)
An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.
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| press | , v. t. [Corrupt. fr. prest ready money advanced, a loan; hence, earnest money given soldiers on entering service. See Prest, n.]
To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.
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-To peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed. Dryden.
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| press | , n. [For prest, confused with press.]
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
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-I have misused the king's press. Shak.
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| press | , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pressing.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr. premere, pressum, to press. Cf. Print, v.] 1.
To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.
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-Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together. Luke vi. 38.
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To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something.
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| press | , v. i. 1.
To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.
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To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to encroach.
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-They pressed upon him for to touch him. Mark iii. 10.
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To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment.
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| press | , n. [F. presse. See 4th Press.] 1.
An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses.
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