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press1 1. any machine that exerts pressure to form, shape, or cut materials or to extract liquids, compress solids, or hold components together while an adhesive joint is formed 2. Weightlifting a lift in which the weight is raised to shoulder level and then above the head press2 recruitment into military service by forcible measures, as by a press gang press [pres] (mechanical engineering) Any of various machines by which pressure is applied to a workpiece, by which a material is cut or shaped under pressure, by which a substance is compressed, or by which liquid is expressed. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Under Zapatero's socialist government, Spain is pressing ahead with eliminating Catholic teaching in schools, with several anti-family measures, especially legalizing "gay-marriage" (2005), and with embryo research, as well as introducing easier divorce. With the Pasadena City Council's decision last year not to pursue a National Football League football franchise, Rose Bowl officials are pressing ahead with plans to renovate the 84-year-old stadium. CEO Joachim Hunold, who owns 5% of the carrier, told reporters late Monday that AB is pressing ahead with its IPO and hopes to launch it prior to the start of soccer's quadrennial World Cup, which will kick off in Germany on June 9. |
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