The weight of all the covers was pressing down on me, and I couldn't sleep.
•Press down on this lever and the recorder will start.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bear down on someone — bear down (on (someone/something)) 1. to use all your effort to do something. Our students will have to bear down if they want to pass their exams. 2. to push or press on something. When washing your car, try not to bear down too hard or you ll… … New idioms dictionary
weigh down — verb 1. be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh on • Ant: ↑lighten • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Frames: Something s somebody … Useful english dictionary
press# — press n throng, crush, *crowd, mob, rout, horde Analogous words: *multitude, army, host, legion press vb Press, bear, bear down, squeeze, crowd, jam mean to exert pressure upon something or someone continuously or for a length of time. They are… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
press — press1 [ pres ] noun *** ▸ 1 newspapers etc. ▸ 2 machine for printing ▸ 3 publishing business ▸ 4 piece of equipment ▸ 5 single push on something ▸ 6 making clothes smooth ▸ 7 many people pushing 1. ) the press newspapers and news magazines: the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
press */*/*/ — I UK [pres] / US noun Word forms press : singular press plural presses 1) the press newspapers and news magazines the national/local/American/sports press the popular/tabloid press in the press: She has been criticized in the press for not… … English dictionary
press — [[t]pre̱s[/t]] ♦ presses, pressing, pressed 1) VERB If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else. [V n against n] He pressed his back against the door... [V n prep] They pressed the silver knife into the cake. 2) … English dictionary
bear down on — verb 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bear down upon • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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press*/*/*/ — [pres] noun I 1) the press newspapers and news magazines, or the journalists who work on them the national/local/American press[/ex] the popular/tabloid press[/ex] She has been criticized in the press for not speaking out on this issue.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
