| NOUN | artifact | mechanical press, press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids / liquids or compress solids |
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| Meaning | Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids / liquids or compress solids. | |
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| Synonym | press | |
| Narrower | cheese press | A press for shaping cheese curd |
| ciderpress | A press that is used to extract the juice from apples | |
| garlic press | A press for extracting juice from garlic / garlic | |
| hydraulic press | Press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area | |
| punch press | A power driven press used to shape metal parts | |
| winepress | A press that is used to extract the juice from grapes | |
| Broader | machine | Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
| Spanish | prensa | |
| Catalan | premsa | |
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