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Wiktionary

  1. v. Extinguish by crushing; as a cigar.
  2. v. Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.
  3. v. Press from a plastic, as of records.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
  2. v. extinguish by crushing
  3. v. press from a plastic

Examples

  • “In case that the breasts are inflamed during the process of weaning, the natives of Southern Arabia press out the accumulated milk and cover the breasts with a poultice of soft mud or clay.”

    Labor Among Primitive Peoples

  • “It may be again remarked that primitive people, odd as it may seem, rarely pull upon the cord, but in most instances use the vis a tergo, stimulate the activity of the womb by friction of the fundus, and press out the contents.”

    Labor Among Primitive Peoples

  • “At its very first sitting it had to turn the public and press out of the room and close its doors to discuss the story of a play licensed by the official who barred Blanco Posnet; and after this experience it actually ruled out all particulars of licensed plays as unfit for public discussion.”

    Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography

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