Press
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A device used to apply pressure to an item. A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers) An enclosed storage space (eg closet, cupboard). A printing machine. An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight to compress, squeeze to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas. to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction to weigh upon, oppress, trouble to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel to hasten, urge onward to urge, beseech, entreat to lay stress upon, emphasize to throng, crowd to print
Example sentence: If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
Squeeze
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To apply pressure to from two or more sides at onceTo fit into a tight placeTo remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficultyTo put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choicesTo attempt to score a runner from third by bunting
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A difficult positionA traversal of a narrow passageA hug or other affectionate graspA romantic partnerThe act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third(epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
Example sentence: I try to squeeze in a workout whenever I can, even if it's doing squats with my 7-month-old in the kitchen or jumping on the trampoline with my 5-year-old.