Home › Words › H › handpresshandpresshandpress means an early printing press operated by means of a handle that applied pressure on the form.EtymologyFrom hand + press.nounAn early printing press operated by means of a handle that applied pressure on the form.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.rounce 60% match — The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again. vs handpress →hydropress 60% match — A hydraulic press (especially one that employs mains water) vs handpress →letterpressed 60% match — Printed by a letterpress. vs handpress →letterpress 59% match — The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image. vs handpress →typeform 58% match — The part of a printing press which holds the type, and against which the platen is pressed. vs handpress →brayer 57% match — A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading. vs handpress →ballstock 57% match — The handle of a printer's ball. vs handpress →winepress 56% match — A press used to extract juice from grapes as the first step of winemaking. vs handpress →