(UK, military, slang, RAF) To initiate a start-up sequence.

plural of pressure ulcer

(psychology, psychiatry) a proclivity to speak with rapidity and intensity without apparent motivation, commonly seen as a marker for a manic episode of bipolar disorder

(transitive) To build upon (an advantage).

(computing) A number storage format that uses two adjacent locations in memory, allowing for greater precision in the values stored.

The head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers.

(intransitive) To continue towards an objective

(transitive) To eat (as prey). / (transitive, figuratively) To exploit or victimize. / (transitive, figuratively) To weigh heavily upon (a person's mind).

A press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine.

A hydraulic press.