press out

• Verbe à particule signifiant extraire quelque chose en appuyant dessus, ou aplatir quelque chose par pression.

A phrasal verb meaning to remove or extract something by applying pressure, or to flatten something by pressing.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Extract by pressingformal

   To remove or force out a liquid or substance by applying pressure.

   extraire en pressant

   • She pressed out the juice from the oranges.
   • He pressed out the excess water from the sponge.
   • The machine presses out the oil from the seeds.

   Synonymesexpressextractforce outpresssqueezesqueeze outwring

2. formal

   To shape or flatten something by applying pressure.

   Aplatir en pressant

   • She pressed out the dough into a thin sheet.
   • He pressed out the wrinkles from the shirt.
   • The metal was pressed out into a flat sheet.

   Synonymescompressflattenpresssmoothsqueeze

Verbe de basepress