Real Dictionary

press
Journalists are referred to as the press.
Newspapers are referred to as the press.
countable noun: A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers.
verb: If an unpleasant feeling or worry presses on you, it affects you very much or you are always thinking about it.
verb: If someone presses their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way.
verb: If you press a button or switch, you push it with your finger in order to make a machine or device work.
verb: If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases.
verb: If you press for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it.
verb: If you press fruits or vegetables, you squeeze them or crush them, usually in order to extract the juice.
verb: If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something.
verb: If you press something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it.
verb: If you press something or press down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand.
verb: If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else.

Press in American English
noun: a male given name

press in American English 1
to act on with steady force or weight; push steadily against; squeeze
intransitive verb: to manufacture (phonograph records, videodiscs, or the like), esp. by stamping from a mold or matrix
transitive verb: to act upon with steadily applied weight or force

press in American English 2
an impressment, or forcing into service, esp. naval or military service
to force into military or naval service; impress
noun: impressment into service, esp. naval or military service
transitive verb: to force into service, esp. naval or military service; impress

press in British English 1
verb: to apply or exert weight, force, or steady pressure on

press in British English 2
to recruit (men) by forcible measures for military service
noun: recruitment into military service by forcible measures, as by a press gang

press in Mechanical Engineering
noun: A press is a machine that uses pressure to do a particular kind of work, for example to shape materials or extract liquids.