- press
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 mediaADJECTIVE▪ foreign, international, local, national, provincial (BrE)▪ gutter (BrE), mainstream, popular, quality (esp. BrE), tabloid▪ left-wing, liberal, right-wing▪
The right-wing press tried to stir up prejudice against immigrants.
▪ financial, gay, music, etc.▪ free▪A free press is fundamental to democracy.
VERB + PRESS▪ alert, brief, tell▪Someone must have alerted the press that she was going to be there.
▪ meet▪The president was briefed before meeting the press.
▪ censor, muzzle▪They introduced measures including muzzling the press and illegal detainment.
▪ intimidate, manipulate, mislead▪Did the senator deliberately mislead the press?
PRESS + NOUN▪ briefing, release, statement▪He issued a press statement insisting on his innocence.
(see also press conference)▪ corps▪The spokesman addressed an international press corps.
▪ attention, coverage▪extensive press coverage of the event
▪ account, report▪ clippings, cuttings (BrE)▪He kept a scrapbook containing press cuttings of his concerts.
▪ office▪The company's press office did not return the call.
▪ agent, officer, secretary, spokesman▪ photographer▪ agency▪ badge (esp. AmE), credentials, pass▪She showed the doorman her press pass.
▪ box▪We got to sit in the press box since my dad would be writing about the game.
▪ preview, screening▪ campaign (esp. BrE)▪ freedomPREPOSITION▪ in the press▪There was no mention of the incident in the national press.
PHRASES▪ get a good, bad, etc. press (BrE), get good, bad, etc. press, have a good, bad, etc. press (BrE), have good, bad, etc. press▪His latest novel didn't get (a) very good press (= was not praised in the media).
2 machine for printingADJECTIVE▪ printingVERB + PRESS▪ go to▪The newspaper goes to press at 6 o'clock.
PRESS + VERB▪ roll▪The presses are already rolling.
PREPOSITION▪ in press▪Their new book is in press.
PHRASES▪ hot off the press, hot off the presses (esp. AmE)▪We've just received a copy of her latest book, hot off the press.
▪ stop the press, stop the presses (= a major event has happened) (often ironic)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Stop the presses! Dan has had a haircut!
verb1 push sth firmlyADVERB▪ firmly, forcefully, hard▪She pressed down hard on the gas pedal.
▪ gently, lightly, softly▪Her lips softly pressed my cheek.
▪ close, closely▪He pressed up closer against the wall, terrified of being seen.
▪ tightly▪She curled up, her knees pressed tightly to her chest.
▪ back, down, forward, together, up, etc.▪The crowd pressed forward.
▪She pressed her lips together.
PREPOSITION▪ against▪She pressed her face against the window.
▪ into▪Bella pressed her face into the pillow.
▪ on▪She pressed on the doorbell.
▪ to▪He pressed a finger gently to her lips.
PHRASES▪ press sth flat, press sth open, press sth shut▪He pressed the lid firmly shut.
2 try to persuade sbADVERB▪ strongly▪In the interview he strongly pressed his point of view.
▪ consistently, continually, repeatedly▪ gently▪‘Are you sure?’ she pressed gently.
▪ further▪ successfullyVERB + PRESS▪ continue toPREPOSITION▪ for▪The party will continue to press the case for a new electoral system.
▪ on▪I did not press him further on the issue.
3 iron sthPHRASES▪ immaculately pressed, neatly pressed▪his immaculately pressed suit
PHRASAL VERBpress onPREPOSITION▪ with▪They pressed boldly on with their plan.
PHRASES▪ press on regardless (esp. BrE)▪The weather was dreadful but we pressed on regardless.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
