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  • 41Press (overhead) — The press or overhead press is a weight training exercise which focus on the development of the shoulders. The lift is performed standing, by pressing the weight from the anterior deltoids overhead until the arms are extended. The press is… …

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  • 42press — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. apply steady force to (a thing in contact) (press a switch; pressed the two surfaces together). 2 tr. a compress or apply pressure to a thing to flatten, shape, or smooth it, as by ironing (got the curtains pressed). b squeeze …

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  • 43press — I. /prɛs / (say pres) verb (pressed or, Archaic, prest, pressing) –verb (t) 1. to act upon with weight or force. 2. to move by weight or force in a certain direction or into a certain position. 3. to compress or squeeze, as to alter in shape or… …

  • 44press — 1. verb 1) press the paper down firmly Syn: push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress 2) his shirt was pressed Syn: smooth (out), iron, remove creases from …

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  • 45press — English has two words press. The commoner, and older, ‘exert force, push’ [14], comes via Old French presser from Latin pressāre, a verb derived from the past participle of premere ‘press’ (source of English print). The corresponding noun press… …

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  • 46press — press1 verb 1》 move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.     ↘exert continuous physical force on, especially in order to operate a device.     ↘squeeze (someone s arm or hand) as a sign …

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  • 47press — English has two words press. The commoner, and older, ‘exert force, push’ [14], comes via Old French presser from Latin pressāre, a verb derived from the past participle of premere ‘press’ (source of English print). The corresponding noun press… …

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  • 48press — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crush, throng, crowd; pressure, urgency; closet, wardrobe, repository; assemblage; newspapers, news media, fifth estate. See printing, publication, communication, receptacle. v. crush, push, iron,… …

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  • 49Hand von Eris — Die Principia Discordia ist eine Sammlung von satirischen religiösen Texten und Illustrationen, die vor allem durch die Illuminatus Trilogie von Robert Anton Wilson und Robert Shea bekannt wurde. Der Verfasser beschreibt unter dem Pseudonym… …

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  • 50press molding —    A method of casting, especially ceramic ware by pressing a sheet of clay, by hand or with a tool, into an open plaster mold. Also see release agent …

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