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MECHANICAL PRESS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

Synonyms:

mechanical press; press

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mechanical press" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mechanical press"):

cheese press (a press for shaping cheese curd)

ciderpress (a press that is used to extract the juice from apples)

garlic press (a press for extracting juice from 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)

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