Definition of press

press

verb - transitive

• to attempt to attract; "hit on".

  Brad was pressin' me last night.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to flirt, fraternize, mingle.

  Last edited on Dec 27 2010. Submitted by Jacki S. from Kimball, MN, USA on Apr 03 1998.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'to flirt, fraternize, mingle':
creep	Definitions include: to show interest in a member of the opposite sex by flirting or trying to be noticed.
mess with	Definitions include: to joke around with someone.
hob-knob	Definitions include: misspelling of hobnob.
smack	Definitions include: offensive speech about another person.
chat up	Definitions include: to talk to someone one is romantically interested in; "flirt with".
holla	Definitions include: to talk or to contact, especially at some later time.
spit game	Definitions include: to flirt with someone or sweet talk them
bugaboo	Definitions include: an annoying person, especially one making unwanted sexual advances.
mack on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract; "hit on".
cro	Definitions include: to "stick to" someone like Velcro.
hobnob	Definitions include: to mingle, usually with the upper class of society.
spade	Definitions include: to flirt with a person.
cake	Definitions include: displeasing.
dirty mack	Definitions include: making sexual advances toward a person when you are already involved in a relationship.
go hogging	Definitions include: to go out seeking less desirable girls.
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'press':
press box	Definitions include: to use the media to engage in a battle of words and wit; for promotion of themselves, others, and events; to generate conflict to attract interest.
pressed	Definitions include: to be infatuated with.
pressed ham	Definitions include: the pressing of one's unclothed buttocks against a window.
press the flesh	Definitions include: to socialize, especially for political or business purposes.

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