Meanings
verbpress flesh (third-person singular simple present presses flesh, present participle pressing flesh, simple past and past participle pressed flesh)
present singular third person presses flesh · participle present pressing flesh · participle past pressed flesh · past pressed flesh
- colloquialTo shake hands.
[…] the newspapers and news programs are full of stories how the mayor rolled out the red carpet, the aldermen pressed flesh, the governor offered a proclamation and union representatives grinned ear to ear.
2004, Christopher Desloge Sr., The Tenant's Guerilla^([sic]) Guide to Office Leasing, page 74
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APA
press flesh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20flesh
MLA
“press flesh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20flesh. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “press flesh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20flesh.
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