v. |
[1] |
subject to/exert pressure/force
,
force
,
push
,
impel
,
thrust
,
bear (on)
,
weigh on/upon
,
jam
,
cram
,
crush
,
pressure/(Brit) pressurize
|
[2] |
squeeze
,
compress
,
depress
,
push
|
[3] |
squeeze
,
crush
,
compress
,
mash
|
[4] |
iron
,
smooth
,
flatten
,
put through a mangle
,
steam
|
[5] |
clasp
,
embrace
,
hug
,
hold (close/tight(ly)
,
take in one's arms
,
throw one's arms about/around
,
cleave to
,
(Archaic) clip
|
[6] |
constrain
,
urge
,
force
,
pressure
,
compel
,
demand
,
persuade
,
induce
,
prod
,
provoke
,
importune
,
beseech
,
ask
,
request
,
beg
,
entreat
|
[7] |
crowd
,
flock
,
gather
,
mill
,
swarm
,
throng
,
seethe
,
cluster
,
congregate
,
meet
,
converge
,
huddle
|
[8] |
urge
,
urge on
,
exhort
|
[9] |
weigh
|
[10] |
compress
,
constrict
,
squeeze
,
compact
,
contract
|
[11] |
crusade
,
fight
,
campaign
,
push
,
agitate
|
[12] |
press out
|
[13] |
push
|
[14] |
iron
,
iron out
|
[15] |
weight-lift
,
weightlift
|
[16] |
bid
,
beseech
,
entreat
,
adjure
,
conjure
|
|
n. |
[1] |
imperativeness
,
insistence
,
insistency
,
pressure
|
[2] |
public press
|
[3] |
printing press
|
[4] |
crush
,
jam
|
[5] |
wardrobe
,
closet
|
[6] |
mechanical press
|
[7] |
military press
,
crowding
,
gathering
,
thronging
,
converging
,
convergence
,
crowd
,
throng
,
swarm
,
cluster
,
huddle
,
pack
,
herd
,
host
,
multitude
,
horde
,
mob
,
crush
|
[8] |
urgency
,
pressure
,
pressing
,
haste
,
hurry
,
hustle
,
bustle
,
pressure
,
stress
|
[9] |
the press
,
newspapers
,
the papers
,
Fleet Street
,
the fourth estate
,
the media
,
the wire/news services
,
broadcasting
,
television
,
radio newspaper people
,
newspapermen/newspaperwomen
,
newsmen/newswomen
,
reporters
,
correspondents
,
ladies/gentlemen of the press
,
journalists
,
commentators
,
paparazzi
,
(Brit) leader-writers
,
(US) editorial writers
,
(Colloq) news-hounds
,
(Brit) journos
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