press-The stem of press v.1, used in combination with advbs. to form adjs. designating things that can be pressed down, in, on, etc. (See also press n.1 16 b (b), 17 d.)1903Work XXV. 218/2 A treacle tin, washed out and dried, with a burner soldered in the press-in lid, will serve quite well if the experiments are conducted outside the house.1936A. Ransome Pigeon Post xviii. 189 It was an ordinary tin of paint with a wire handle..and a press-in lid.1962L. S. Sasieni Princ. & Pract. Optical Dispensing viii. 203 The third type [sc. of bridge lining] (press-on or snap-on) is shaped roughly in the form of a half tube which presses on to, and snaps over, the metal bridge.1963Rep.Comm. Inquiry Decimal Currency viii. 68 in Parl. Papers 1962–3 (Cmnd. 2145) XI. 195 The two main groups of cash registers are the ‘press-in’ key type and the ‘press-down’ key type.1975B. Wood Killing Gift (1976) ii. i. 48 A vacuum jar with a press-on lid.