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flatten something against somebody — ˌflatten sth/yourself aˈgainst/ˈon sb/sth derived to press sth/your body against sb/sth • She flattened her nose against the window and looked in. • Greg flattened himself against the wall to let me pass. Main entry: ↑flattenderived … Useful english dictionary
flatten something on somebody — ˌflatten sth/yourself aˈgainst/ˈon sb/sth derived to press sth/your body against sb/sth • She flattened her nose against the window and looked in. • Greg flattened himself against the wall to let me pass. Main entry: ↑flattenderived … Useful english 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 on — verb continue moving forward (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑push on, ↑plough on • Hypernyms: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑pass on, ↑move on, ↑march on, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
press — ▪ I. press press 1 [pres] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to try hard to persuade someone to do something: • Investor Harold Simmons is pressing to have the company s annual meeting delayed. press somebody to do something • Finance Ministry… … Financial and business terms
press out — verb 1. extinguish by crushing (Freq. 1) stub out your cigar • Syn: ↑stub out, ↑crush out, ↑extinguish • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑terminate … Useful english dictionary
press down — verb press down Depress the space key • Syn: ↑depress • Derivationally related forms: ↑depression (for: ↑depress), ↑depressor (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
press home — verb make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something drive home a point or an argument I m trying to drive home these basic ideas • Syn: ↑drive home, ↑ram home • Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasize, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
press-gang — 1. noun A body of men employed to force others into military or naval service. 2. verb a) To force men into military or naval service. b) To coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do. Syn: shanghai … Wiktionary
Freedom of the press in the Russian Federation — 2009 RWB press freedom rankings Free … Wikipedia
