Press out In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "press out", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-08-03 09:08

Meaning of Press out

Synonyms:

crush out , stub out , extinguish

Press out phrasal verb

If you press out something like cigar, you press it against something else to extinguish or stop it from burning.

He immediately pressed out his cigar when seeing his little son coming closely to him

If you press out something, you apply pressure or force to flatten or shape it.

These records are made by pressing out plastics.

Starting at the center, press out the dough with hands to form heart-shaped cookies.

If you press out something, you remove something else out of it by crushing it

They use a roller to press sugarcane juice out of the shredded stalks.

This juicer can help to press out the juice of all kinds of fruits.

Other phrases about:

have a thing for somebody/something

To be in ecstasy with one about whom you know little
 

crunch up

To shatter someone or something into fragments
 

damp down

1. To cause a fire or flame to burn less intensely; to extinguish a fire or flame.
2. To cause a feeling to be less strong.


 

snuff out

1. To make a small flame stop burning.
2. To end something suddenly and conclusively. 
3. To take someone's life.


 

make mincemeat (out) of (someone or something)

To defeat someone completely.

Grammar and Usage of Press out

Verb Forms

  • pressed out
  • presses out
  • pressing out

The verb "press" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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