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press down

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. press down, depressverb

    press down

    "Depress the space key"

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  1. press down

    Press down refers to the action of applying force or pressure onto something in a downward direction, causing it to move or compress downwards. This could refer to pushing buttons on a device, pushing an object into a surface, or reducing volume. The specific meaning can vary depending on context.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of press down in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of press down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of press down in a Sentence

  1. Jennifer Coolidge:

    Someone in the press down there told me that Elle Woods, Reese is coming back as a mother and I haven't heard that. Maybe these people are ahead of the game or maybe they're just trying to throw that at me. I haven't heard anything.

  2. William Jennings Bryan:

    Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

  3. Laura Jaworski:

    Put your pen to your paper Press down on the ink Then take a short moment To ponder and think And listen real close to your heart’s gentle call Then write every word that you hear, One and all.

  4. Kim Jeong-ki:

    When you press down a spring it becomes smaller, then when you take your hands off, the spring pops up.


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