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1 a: a crowd or crowded condition : throng b: a thronging or crowding forward or together2 a: an apparatus or machine by which a substance is cut or shaped, an impression of a body is taken, a material is compressed, pressure is applied to a body, liquid is expressed, or a cutting tool is fed into the work by pressure b: a building containing presses or a business using presses3: closet
, cupboard4 a: an action of pressing or pushing : pressure b: an aggressive pressuring defense employed in basketball often over the entire court area5: the properly smoothed and creased condition of a freshly pressed garment <out of press>6 a: printing press b: the act or the process of printing c: a printing or publishing establishment7 a: the gathering and publishing or broadcasting of news : journalism b: newspapers, periodicals, and often radio and television news broadcasting c: news reporters, publishers, and broadcasters d: comment or notice in newspapers and periodicals <is getting a good press>8: any of various pressure devices (as one for keeping sporting gear from warping when not in use)9: a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is raised to shoulder height and then smoothly extended overhead without assist from the legs
— compare clean and jerk
, snatch
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