Dream Dictionary

Press

To see the press in your dream, suggests that there is a messages that you need to convey and get across to others. You need to pay more attention to the outside world and not be so self-absorbed.

To dream that the press is chasing you, indicates your lack of privacy. You may feel that someone or some situation is invading into your space.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" [syn: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure]
  • 2: the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines [syn: press, public press]
  • 3: a machine used for printing [syn: press, printing press]
  • 4: a dense crowd of people [syn: crush, jam, press]
  • 5: a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes [syn: wardrobe, closet, press]
  • 6: clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
  • 7: any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids [syn: press, mechanical press]
  • 8: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead [syn: press, military press]
  • 9: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" [syn: press, pressure, pressing]
  • v. 1: exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
  • 2: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" [syn: urge, urge on, press, exhort]
  • 3: to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" [syn: weigh, press]
  • 4: place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
  • 5: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press]
  • 6: crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"
  • 7: create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"
  • 8: be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"
  • 9: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate]
  • 10: press from a plastic; "press a record" [syn: press, press out]
  • 11: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" [syn: press, push]
  • 12: press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" [syn: iron, iron out, press]
  • 13: lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds" [syn: weight- lift, weightlift, press]
  • 14: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure]