hydraulicpress
nounUK /haɪˈdrɒlɪk prɛs/
US /haɪˈdrɑːlɪk prɛs/
A hydraulic press is a big machine that uses liquid to push very hard and squeeze things flat.
The factory used a hydraulic press to shape the metal car parts.
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2. A machine that uses oil or water pressure to crush or compact materials like scrap metal.
They fed old cars into the hydraulic press to make compact bundles of metal.
3. A device in manufacturing that molds or stamps materials into a desired shape using fluid pressure.
The hydraulic press stamped the sheet metal into a curved panel.
4. A popular internet video genre showing objects being crushed by a powerful press.
He watched a hydraulic press video where a bowling ball was flattened.