Foundation level · Year 4 · free
press
verb · Say it: PRESS
What it means
Foundationto push firmly against something
Press the green button to start the washing machine.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- push
- squash
- squeeze
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- release
More examples
- Leah pressed the flowers between the pages of a heavy book.
Where the word comes from
It comes from the Latin 'pressare', meaning to keep pushing.
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