press vs push-up

press

noun
  • An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs. 

  • A printing machine. 

  • Pure, unfermented grape juice. 

  • In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual. 

  • An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing. 

  • A publisher. 

  • The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers). 

  • A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. 

  • An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet. 

  • An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard). 

  • A device used to apply pressure to an item. 

verb
  • To hasten, urge onward. 

  • To lay stress upon. 

  • To throng, crowd. 

  • To force into service, particularly into naval service. 

  • To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas. 

  • To urge, beseech, entreat. 

  • To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth. 

  • To compress, squeeze. 

  • To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it. 

  • To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly. 

  • To try to force (something upon someone). 

  • To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon. 

  • To clasp, hold in an embrace. 

  • To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction. 

push-up

noun
  • An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor. 

  • A push-up bra. 

verb
  • To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up-like manner. 

adj
  • Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size. 

  • Designed to be worn rolled up. 

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