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press out

2 syllables

Quick answer

As a verb, press out means extinguish by crushing.

Meanings of press out

3 meanings

verb

Extinguish by crushing
“stub out your cigarette now”
“stub out your cigar”
Similar: stub, extinguish, stub out, crush out
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
“Italians express coffee rather than filter it”
Similar: express, extract
Press from a plastic
“press a record”
Similar: press

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verb: extinguish by crushing

stub extinguishstub outcrush out

verb: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

express extract

verb: press from a plastic

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