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press out

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Verb1.press out - extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
2.press out - press from a plastic; "press a record"
mould, mold, cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
3.press out - obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
ream - squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

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