Hypernyms for "press"
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advocate
armoire
astringe
bear down
bear down on
bear on
calender
cheese press
choke
ciderpress
clothes closet
clothespress
coat closet
compressing
compression
convulse
cranch
craunch
crunch
crush
cylinder press
drag down
flatbed press
free press
fret
gag
garlic press
grind
hurry
hydraulic press
impression
iron
iron out
knuckle
mag
magazine
mangle
mash
newspaper
overbear
paper
preach
press
press down on
prim
punch press
push
rotary press
rush
scrag
snarl-up
squash
squeeze
squelch
standing press
strangle
strangulate
traffic jam
weigh down
winepress
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.