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 |
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Narrower | cheese press | A press for shaping cheese curd |
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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 |
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Spanish | prensa |
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Catalan | premsa |
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