Press
Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Thumb and press are semantically related in press down topic. In some cases you can use "Thumb" instead a verb "Press".
How words are described
| human | human press | human thumb |
| single | single press | single thumb |
| bare | bare press | bare thumb |
| large | large press | large thumb |
| Other adjectives: huge, mechanical, extra. | ||
Common collocations
| face | press face | thumb face |
Both words in one sentence
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This is used jokingly in the Thousand-Pound Thumb: where you press down on someone as hard as you can with your thumb.
Source: Finger Poke of Doom -
We see her exercise her thumb via a DVD remote, box a guy with a sign reading "RICHARD NORTON" taped to his chest, and bench-press her cat.
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Rule of thumb in Dragon's Lair: If it's animated and you see a white flash, that entity will most likely be your cause of death if you don't press the right button or direction in time.
Source: Everything Trying to Kill You
Cite this Source
Thumb and Press. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/press/thumb
Press & Thumb. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/press/thumb>.
Thumb or Press. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/press/thumb.
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