Bring and Press

Bring

Bring verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Press and bring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Press" instead a verb "Bring".

Nearby Word: bringing

Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Bring and press are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bring" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

character	bring character	press character
people	bring people	press people
men	bring men	press men
way	bring way	press way
Other words: light, game, back, weapons.

Wii's multiplayer co-op mode, you can press the A button to go into a bubble and let your friend(s) continue the level, then have one of them pop the bubble to bring you back into the game.

Source: Press X to Die
Van Zan from Reign of Fire will do anything necessary to bring down the male dragon, including press-ganging members of Quinn's homestead when not enough of them volunteer.

Source: He Who Fights Monsters / Live-Action Films
Conscription also heavily overlaps with press-ganging: several countries are known to use either the threat of heavy penalties or considerable force to bring unwilling conscript recruits to barracks.

Source: Conscription

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