press down on

press down on someone or something

to push down on someone or something. The weight of all the covers was pressing down on me, and I couldn't sleep. Press down on this lever and the recorder will start.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
&Thorn;ÓR	-	Icelandic
Chrystal	KRIS-təl	English
Emory	EM-ə-ree	English
Zula (2)	ZOO-lə	English
Isma'il	-	Arabic
Ilona	EE-lo-naw (Hungarian), ee-LO-nah (German), EE-lo-nah (Finnish)	Hungarian, German, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech