In their throng and press to that last hold.
Shak.
6. Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of
engagements.
7. A multitude of individuals crowded together; &?; crowd of single
things; a throng.
They could not come nigh unto him for the press.
Mark ii. 4.
Cylinder press, a printing press in which the impression is produced by
a revolving cylinder under which the form passes; also, one in which
the form of type or plates is curved around a cylinder, instead of
resting on a flat bed. -- Hydrostatic press. See under Hydrostatic. --
Liberty of the press, the free right of publishing books, pamphlets, or
papers, without previous restraint or censorship, subject only to
punishment for libelous, seditious, or morally pernicious matters. --
Press bed, a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a press or
closet. Boswell. -- Press of sail, (Naut.), as much sail as the state
of the wind will permit.
Press"er (?), n. One who, or that which, presses.
Presser bar, or Presser wheel (Knitting machine), a bar or wheel which
closes the barbs of the needles to enable the loops of the yarn to pass
over them. -- Presser foot, the part of a sewing machine which rests on
the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the machine.
Press"gang` (?), n. See Press gang, under Press.
Press"ing, a. Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity.
-- Press"ing*ly, adv.
Pres"sion (?), n. [L. pressio: cf. F. pression. See 4th Press.] 1. The
act of pressing; pressure. Sir I. Newton.