| backspace |
to move a typewriter carriage or computer cursor back one or more spaces by pressing a certain key. [1/2 definitions] |
| click |
in computing, the act of pressing and releasing the button on a mouse. [1/8 definitions] |
| compress |
to press into less space, or condense as though pressing together. [2/4 definitions] |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. [1/3 definitions] |
| contact print |
a photograph made by pressing a negative against light-sensitive paper and exposing it to light. |
| crowd |
to move oneself forward by pressing in on or pushing others. [1/9 definitions] |
| crush |
to extract by pressing something. [2/11 definitions] |
| dab1 |
a light pressing or patting stroke. [1/6 definitions] |
| dial |
to select (numbers or other symbols) on a telephone by turning a dial, pressing buttons, or tapping a screen. [1/8 definitions] |
| do the ironing |
to press with a hot iron those clothes or other materials that are in need of pressing. |
| exigency |
(usu. pl.) the pressing demands or needs intrinsic to a given situation. [1/3 definitions] |
| extrude |
to shape by pressing through a die. [1/3 definitions] |
| flat1 |
conforming to or pressing against a level surface. [1/17 definitions] |
| footprint |
an outline or indentation created by pressing the foot on a surface, such as a step in wet sand or a muddy print left by a shoe. |
| get off |
to remove one's body from something that it has been standing on or pressing down on. [1/10 definitions] |
| hang up |
to end a telephone call by pressing a button or putting the telephone down in the part that holds it. [1/4 definitions] |
| immediate |
of present or pressing concern. [1/4 definitions] |
| imprint |
a mark or figure made by pressing or printing on a surface. [2/5 definitions] |
| incumbent |
resting, leaning, or pressing on something. [1/4 definitions] |
| ironing |
the act or activity of pressing clothes with a hot iron. [2 definitions] |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling, esp. with the hands. [2 definitions] |