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press collapse: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"; a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead; any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids; a machine used for printing; clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use; the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines; newspaper writers and photographers; place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"; exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"; make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"; press from a plastic; "press a record"; create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"; crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"; be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"

recruitment collapse: the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)

interlope collapse: encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license

holystone collapse: a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship; scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"

lord it over collapse: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"

wring collapse: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"; twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

rain collapse: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"; water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere; drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds; precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"

dealer collapse: a firm engaged in trading; the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game; a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods"

bookmaker collapse: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races); a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books

tightening collapse: the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"

deepen collapse: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"; make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

trample collapse: the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"; injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"

cathartic collapse: strongly laxative; emotionally purging (of e.g. art); emotionally purging

complain collapse: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"; express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

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