press out
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Definition
Verb: 1. To extract or obtain a substance, typically a liquid, by applying mechanical pressure or force. 2. To form or shape something, especially from a malleable material, by applying pressure. 3. To extinguish something by applying pressure to crush it.
Usage and Examples
- Verb (Extract):
- The machine presses out the juice from the apples.
- To make the oil, they press out the seeds.
- Verb (Shape/Form):
- The factory presses out thousands of plastic parts every day.
- He used a mold to press out the shape from the sheet of metal.
- Verb (Extinguish):
- Please press out your cigarette in the ashtray.
- She carefully pressed out the candle's flame with her fingers.
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies a deliberate, mechanical, or forceful action to achieve a result (extraction, formation, or extinguishing).
- It can be used in both literal and somewhat figurative contexts related to removal or application of pressure.
- The new policy is designed to press out inefficiencies from the system. (Figurative: to remove)
Variants and Related Words
- Press (verb): The base verb meaning to apply steady force.
- Express (verb): A close synonym, especially for extracting liquids (e.g., ).
- Extrude (verb): A more technical term for shaping material by forcing it through a die.
- Stub out (phrasal verb): A direct synonym for extinguishing a cigarette or cigar by pressing.
Synonyms
- Extract
- Squeeze out
- Force out
- Mold (for shaping)
- Stub out (for extinguishing)
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Press on: To continue doing something with determination.
- Press for: To demand or urge something strongly.
Related Idioms
- Press the flesh: To shake hands with many people, especially in a political context.
- Pressed for time: To be in a hurry; to have very little time available.
Verb
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- Italians express coffee rather than filter it
- press from a plastic
- press a record
- extinguish by crushing
- stub out your cigar