Definitions

1. noun

A machine used to extract oil from oilseeds by pressing them with the hands, typically with a large screw.

“The old-fashioned handpress was used by the villagers to extract olive oil from their olives.”

2. verb

To press something, especially oilseeds, with the hands or a machine, typically to extract oil or other substances.

“The farmer handpressed the oil from the olives to make olive oil for his family.”