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Verb
- 1
press; push
To apply one's weight to the whole or a part of an object by applying force from top to bottom.
Korean definition: 물체의 전체나 부분에 대하여 위에서 아래로 힘을 주어 무게를 가하다.
The photographer clicked the camera shutter and took a great picture.
The nurse pressed gauze firmly on the patient's wound to stop the bleeding.
- 2
repress; suppress
To control someone so that he/she cannot behave freely.
Korean definition: 남이 마음대로 행동하지 못하도록 억압하다.
Team Leader Kim, who is dictatorial, suppresses his subordinates with his authority in everything.
The king suppressed the provincial nobles and pursued a policy of centralization to strengthen royal power.
- 3
repress; control
To suppress one's feeling or thought, not revealing it.
Korean definition: 자신의 감정이나 생각을 밖으로 드러내지 않고 참다.
The man barely held back his welling tears as he told the woman goodbye.
Jisu had a lot she wanted to say, but she held back her words and decided to stay silent.
- 4
beat
To defeat the opposite party in a competition, game, etc.
Korean definition: 경기나 대회 등에서 상대방을 이기다.
Youngsu, a ssireum wrestler, beat his opponent and won the championship.
This singer boasts a popularity that beats most other singers.