Yes, press is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Exert pressure or force to or upon

2. Force or impel in an indicated direction

3. To be oppressive or burdensome

4. Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure

5. Squeeze or press together

6. Crowd closely

7. Create by pressing

8. Be urgent

9. Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

10. Press from a plastic

11. Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

12. Press and smooth with a heated iron

13. Lift weights

14. Ask for or request earnestly

Noun

1. The state of demanding notice or attention

2. The print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines

3. A machine used for printing

4. A dense crowd of people

5. A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

6. Clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

7. Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

8. A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

9. The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure