press one's case

:  a crowd or crowded condition :  throng

:  a thronging or crowding forward or together

:  an apparatus or machine by which a substance is cut or shaped, an impression of a body is taken, a material is compressed, pressure is applied to a body, liquid is expressed, or a cutting tool is fed into the work by pressure

:  to act upon through steady pushing or thrusting force exerted in contact :  squeeze

:  assail, harass

:  afflict, oppress

:  to force into service especially in an army or navy :  impress

:  to take by authority especially for public use :  commandeer

:  to take and force into any usually emergency service

:  impressment into service especially in a navy

:  a warrant for impressing recruits

:  a set of circumstances or conditions

:  a situation requiring investigation or action (as by the police)

:  the object of investigation or consideration

:  a box or receptacle for holding something

:  a box together with its contents

:  set

:  to enclose in or cover with or as if with a case :  encase

:  to line (something, such as a well) with supporting material (such as metal pipe)

:  to inspect or study especially with intent to rob