Home › Words › P › pressworkpressworkpresswork means the operation of a printing press.EtymologyFrom press + -work.nounThe operation of a printing press.Printed material.The act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; or the product of such work.Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.Pottery produced by pressing clay into moulds.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).