press someone's arm

press someone's arm
press someone’s arm/hand/ phrase
to squeeze someone’s arm or hand gently as a way of expressing friendship, sympathy, or love
Thesaurus: expressing affection physicallysynonym changes in colour that show how you are feelinghyponym
Main entry: press

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • press someone's hand — press someone’s arm/hand/ phrase to squeeze someone’s arm or hand gently as a way of expressing friendship, sympathy, or love Thesaurus: expressing affection physicallysynonym changes in colour that show how you are feelinghyponym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • press — press1 [ pres ] noun *** ▸ 1 newspapers etc. ▸ 2 machine for printing ▸ 3 publishing business ▸ 4 piece of equipment ▸ 5 single push on something ▸ 6 making clothes smooth ▸ 7 many people pushing 1. ) the press newspapers and news magazines: the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • press */*/*/ — I UK [pres] / US noun Word forms press : singular press plural presses 1) the press newspapers and news magazines the national/local/American/sports press the popular/tabloid press in the press: She has been criticized in the press for not… …   English dictionary

  • press — press1 verb 1》 move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.     ↘exert continuous physical force on, especially in order to operate a device.     ↘squeeze (someone s arm or hand) as a sign …   English new terms dictionary

  • press — 1. verb 1) press the paper down firmly Syn: push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress 2) his shirt was pressed Syn: smooth (out), iron, remove creases from …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • press — 1. verb 1) press the paper down firmly Syn: push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress 2) his shirt was pressed Syn: iron 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • press — press1 W2S2 [pres] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(news)¦ 2 get/be given a bad press 3 get/have a good press 4¦(printing)¦ 5¦(machine)¦ 6¦(push)¦ 7 go to press 8¦(crowd)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(NEWS)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • press — 1 /pres/ noun 1 NEWS a) (U) also the press people who write reports for newspapers, radio, or television: the freedom of the press (also + plural verb BrE): In August the press are desperate for news. | press photographers b) (singular,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • Nonverbal communication — is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless (mostly visual) messages. Messages can be communicated through gestures and touch (Haptic communication), by body language or posture, by facial… …   Wikipedia

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