PRESS (2)

press (2). Press, n. an instrument for pressing, a case for clothes, crowd, act of forcing men into sevice, instrument used for printing

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Press, v. t. [[Corrupt. fr. prest ready money advanced, a loan; hence, earnest money given soldiers on entering service. See Prest, n.]] To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress. To peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed. Dryden.