press home
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The opposition was able to capitalize on this and to press home the argument that only after proclaiming the republic's sovereignty would the Ukrainian authorities be in a position to deal with the miners' problems."
- "It succeeded so well that they led 5—4. But Lycett got busy, and going for everything, as did his partner, the Lowes failed to press home their lead and were beaten 7-5."
- "Mancini's side remain in fourth place but an opportunity to press home an advantage over closest rivals Tottenham was squandered with a lamentable display."
Usage
Inflected Forms
presses home (present, singular)
pressing home (participle, present)
pressed home (participle, past)
pressed home (past)