Press

What “Press” means

Noun

1. An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
2. A device used to apply pressure to an item.
3. A crowd.
4. A printing machine.
5. The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).

Verb

1. To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
2. To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
3. To compress, squeeze.
4. To clasp, hold in an embrace.
5. To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English presse (“throng, crowd, clothespress”), partially from Old English press (“clothespress”) (from Medieval Latin pressa) and from Old French presse (Modern French presse) from Old French presser (“to press”), from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere (“to press”). Chiefly displaced native Middle English thring (“press, crowd, throng”) (from Old English þring (“a press, crowd, anything that presses or confines”)). see English thring

From Middle English pressen (“to crowd, thring, press”), from Old French presser (“to press”) (Modern French presser) from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere "to press". Displaced native Middle English thringen (“to press, crowd, throng”) (from Old English þringan (“to press, crowd”)), Middle English thrasten (“to press, force, urge”) (from Old English þrǣstan (“to press, force”)), Old English þryscan (“to press”), Old English þȳwan (“to press, impress”).

Business name ideas with “Press”

Industries where “Press” fits

We suggest this word for 8 business types and industries, including:

• Dry Cleaner
• Juice Bar
• Magazine
• Print Shop
• Publishing Company
• Book Publishers
• Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
• Periodical Publishers