| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accelerate | make happen more quickly |
| 2. | admonish | urge with warning |
| 3. | advance | push forward or promote |
| 4. | advertise | promote to the public |
| 5. | advocate | publicly support or recommend |
| 6. | air | broadcast publicly |
| 7. | announce | make known publicly |
| 8. | appeal | make an earnest request |
| 9. | back | support or promote |
| 10. | badger | pester for something repeatedly |
| 11. | bear down on | apply downward pressure to |
| 12. | beseech | beg urgently and emotionally |
| 13. | broadcast | send out widely |
| 14. | browbeat | intimidate into compliance |
| 15. | calender | press smooth with rollers |
| 16. | champion | actively support a cause |
| 17. | circulate | distribute publicly |
| 18. | coerce | force by pressure or threats |
| 19. | compact | press closely together |
| 20. | compel | force someone to act |
| 21. | compress | squeeze into less space |
| 22. | crush | press so hard it breaks |
| 23. | demand | ask for forcefully |
| 24. | depress | push something downward |
| 25. | disseminate | spread widely to others |
| 26. | drive | push toward action or result |
| 27. | egg on | urge someone onward |
| 28. | emboss | raise a design by pressure |
| 29. | encourage | give support or confidence |
| 30. | engrave | cut or mark by pressure |
| 31. | entreat | ask earnestly |
| 32. | exert pressure on | apply force to |
| 33. | exhort | strongly urge someone |
| 34. | expedite | speed up by urging |
| 35. | feature | present prominently |
| 36. | flatten | make level by pressure |
| 37. | follow up | continue action or inquiry |
| 38. | force | make move by pressure |
| 39. | forge ahead | move forward with effort |
| 40. | forward | send onward or promote |
| 41. | goad | provoke into action |
| 42. | grind | crush into small particles |
| 43. | harry | pressure through repeated attacks |
| 44. | headline | feature as major news |
| 45. | hound | pursue or pester relentlessly |
| 46. | hurry | urge to move faster |
| 47. | hustle | push to move quickly |
| 48. | implore | beg urgently |
| 49. | importune | beg persistently and urgently |
| 50. | imprint | mark by pressing onto |
| 51. | incite | stir up to action |
| 52. | insist on | demand firmly |
| 53. | instigate | bring about by urging |
| 54. | iron | press smooth with heat |
| 55. | issue | publish or distribute formally |
| 56. | jab | poke sharply or quickly |
| 57. | jam | press tightly into place |
| 58. | jostle | push roughly in a crowd |
| 59. | juice | extract liquid by squeezing |
| 60. | knead | press and work dough |
| 61. | lean on | apply weight or pressure |
| 62. | lobby | try to influence officials |
| 63. | market | promote for sale |
| 64. | mash | press into a soft mass |
| 65. | mill | grind or press mechanically |
| 66. | mold | shape by pressing |
| 67. | motivate | give reason to act |
| 68. | move | cause to change position |
| 69. | nag | complain or urge repeatedly |
| 70. | nudge | push gently with pressure |
| 71. | pack | press tightly into space |
| 72. | poke | jab or push lightly |
| 73. | produce text or images | |
| 74. | prod | poke or push lightly |
| 75. | publicize | promote publicly |
| 76. | publish | issue for public reading |
| 77. | push | apply force against something |
| 78. | put out | publish or release |
| 79. | ram | force in by pressure |
| 80. | release | make public officially |
| 81. | require | insist as necessary |
| 82. | roll | flatten or shape by rolling |
| 83. | run | publish in a newspaper |
| 84. | rush | push into quick action |
| 85. | shove | push roughly or strongly |
| 86. | solicit | ask for or seek |
| 87. | spur | encourage to act faster |
| 88. | squash | flatten by heavy pressure |
| 89. | squeeze | apply pressure from sides |
| 90. | stamp | press with a mark |
| 91. | steam | press with steam heat |
| 92. | sway | influence toward a choice |
| 93. | tamp | pack down firmly |
| 94. | thrust | push with force |
| 95. | tout | promote enthusiastically |
| 96. | trigger | cause to start happening |
| 97. | urge | strongly encourage action |
| 98. | wedge | force into a tight space |
| 99. | work toward | make efforts to achieve |
| 100. | wring | twist and squeeze tightly |
