press
/ˈpres/
noun
a crowd or crowded condition : throng
a thronging or crowding forward or together
an apparatus or machine by which a substance is cut or shaped, an impression of a body is taken, a material is compressed, pressure is applied to a body, liquid is expressed, or a cutting tool is fed into the work by pressure
verb
to act upon through steady pushing or thrusting force exerted in contact : squeeze
assail, harass
afflict, oppress
verb
to force into service especially in an army or navy : impress
to take by authority especially for public use : commandeer
to take and force into any usually emergency service