To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.

(sports) The section in a stadium or arena set aside for the press, or specifically for sportscasters. / (manufacturing) In a cotton gin, the box in which lint is compacted by a tramper.

plural of press release

plural of press avail

(US, politics, journalism) Short for press availability.

(US, politics, journalism) An event at which a politician is made available for questioning by the media.

plural of press gaggle

(US, journalism, politics) An informal off-camera briefing given by a spokesperson or politician. / (rare) A noisy crowd of journalists.

(weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is lifted with the arms, which are straightened vertically over one's head.

(derogatory) A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author.