PRESS
What does "PRESS" mean?
To apply steady force or weight to something, or the news media collectively.
Meanings
- To push steadily against something with force. Press the button to start the machine.
- To smooth fabric using heat and pressure, as with an iron. He pressed his shirt before the meeting.
- To urge, push, or strongly persuade someone. Reporters pressed the minister for an answer.
- The news media collectively; journalists and their publications. The story drew attention from the international press.
- A machine for applying pressure, especially for printing or shaping. The old printing press still ran on the museum floor.
Did you know?
- When we say 'the press' for journalists, we are still naming Gutenberg's printing press of around 1440 - the machine that pressed inked type onto paper.
Word origin
From Old French 'presser', from Latin 'pressare', frequentative of 'premere' (to press); the 'news media' sense grew from the printing press in the 16th-17th centuries.
Remember it
PRESS: Push, Repeat, Exert Steady Strength - all the meanings start with pushing.
A little poem
One word both irons a shirt and rolls the news-
weight on the cloth, and weight on the views.
couplet
Wordplay
- The journalist took up weightlifting and finally lived up to her job title: she was great under press.
What it teaches
Pressure shapes everything it touches; choose carefully what you let lean on you.
Quick facts
What does PRESS mean?
To apply steady force or weight to something, or the news media collectively.
Is PRESS a valid word?
Yes — PRESS is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PRESS?
PRESS has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PRESS come from?
From Old French 'presser', from Latin 'pressare', frequentative of 'premere' (to press); the 'news media' sense grew from the printing press in the 16th-17th centuries.
What can PRESS teach us?
Pressure shapes everything it touches; choose carefully what you let lean on you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.