Exert a force with a heavy weight.
1 Use a spatula to press down on the sandwich while it cooks.
2 On the cook-and-keep- warm or cook-and-shut-off machines, simply press down on the switch.
3 Do not move the steak or press down on it in any way.
4 Use your hands to firmly press down on the tops of the pieces.
5 Mann willed himself to press down on the pedal even more.
6 It was still night, and the darkness seemed to press down on her.
7 Then the clouds would go and the heat press down on my neck.
8 Tanis, lying on the ground, felt an unseen hand press down on him.
9 I press down on the gas, and we jolt forward.
10 I press down on the uppermost cartridge with my thumb, testing the spring's resistance.
11 You go to press down on the shutter, and you get a picture instantly.
12 The deepest silence seemed to press down on all the vast, immeasurable, virgin landscape.
13 Then, using some boards -just press down on the fish, squeezing out it's juices.
14 The teachers don't press down on them and make them know what they go over.
15 To keep the stock clear, do not press down on the crust or squeeze the cheesecloth.
16 Occasionally his left hand would slide lazily toward its center and press down on the horn.
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