The difference between Press and Printing press
When used as nouns, press means a device used to apply pressure to an item, whereas printing press means a mechanical device used for printing text or images repeatedly.
Press is also verb with the meaning: to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight.
check bellow for the other definitions of Press and Printing press
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Press as a noun (countable):
A device used to apply pressure to an item.
Examples:
"a flower press'"
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Press as a noun (countable):
A printing machine.
Examples:
"Stop the presses!"
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Press as a noun (uncountable):
A collective term for the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
Examples:
"according to a member of the press;  nowrap This article appeared in the press."
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Press as a noun (countable):
A publisher.
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Press as a noun (countable, especially, _, in, _, Ireland, _, and, _, Scotland):
An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
Examples:
"Put the cups in the press.  nowrap Put the ironing in the linen press."
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Press as a noun (countable, weightlifting):
An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
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Press as a noun (countable, wagering):
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.
Examples:
"He can even the match with a press."
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Press as a noun (countable):
Pure, unfermented grape juice.
Examples:
"I would like some Concord press with my meal tonight."
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Press as a noun:
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
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Press as a noun (obsolete):
A crowd.
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Press as a verb (ambitransitive):
to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to compress, squeeze
Examples:
"to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug
Examples:
"She took her son, and press'd"
"The illustrious infant to her fragrant breast'' (''Dryden'', Illiad, VI. 178.)"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth
Examples:
"to press cloth with an iron"
"to press a hat"
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Press as a verb (transitive, sewing):
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.
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction
Examples:
"to press a crowd back"
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Press as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
to weigh upon, oppress, trouble
Examples:
"He turns from us;"
"Alas, he weeps too! Something presses him"
"He would reveal, but dare not.-Sir, be comforted.'' (''Fletcher'', Pilgrim, I. 2.)"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel
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Press as a verb:
To try to force (something upon someone); to urge or inculcate.
Examples:
"to press the Bible on an audience"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to hasten, urge onward
Examples:
"to press a horse in a race"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to urge, beseech, entreat
Examples:
"God heard their prayers, wherein they earnestly pressed him for the honor of his great name.'' (''Winthrop'', Hist. New England, II. 35)"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to lay stress upon, emphasize
Examples:
"If we read but a very little, we naturally want to press it all; if we read a great deal, we are willing not to press the whole of what we read, and we learn what ought to be pressed and what not.'' (''M. Arnold'', Literature and Dogma, Pref.)"
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Press as a verb (ambitransitive):
to throng, crowd
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Press as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
to print
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Press as a verb:
To force into service, particularly into naval service.
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Printing press as a noun:
A mechanical device used for printing text or images repeatedly
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Printing press as a noun:
An organisation or factory containing such a machine