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AdpressedAdpress Ad*press", v. t. [L. adpressus, p. p. of adprimere.]
See Appressed. -- Ad*pressed",, a. AppressedAppressed Ap*pressed", Apprest Ap*prest", a. [p. p. appress,
which is not in use. See Adpress.] (Bot.)
Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole
length, as against a stem, --Gray. CompressedCompress Com*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compressed; p. pr &
vb. n. Compressing.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to
compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower
compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact;
to condense; as, to compress air or water.
Events of centuries . . . compressed within the
compass of a single life. --D. Webster.
The same strength of expression, though more
compressed, runs through his historical harangues.
--Melmoth.
2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope.
Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge. CompressedCompressed Com*pressed", a.
1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by
pressure.
2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise.
Compressed-air engine, an engine operated by the elastic
force of compressed air. Compressed yeast
Compressed yeast Com*pressed" yeast
A cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in
which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and
mixing with starch or flour.
Compressed-air engineCompressed Com*pressed", a.
1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by
pressure.
2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise.
Compressed-air engine, an engine operated by the elastic
force of compressed air. DepressedDepress De*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Depressing.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de-
+ premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower;
as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.
``With lips depressed.' --Tennyson.
2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were
depressed.
4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as
trade, commerce, etc.
5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to
cheapen; to depreciate.
6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to
appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward
the equator.
Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble;
degrade; dispirit; discourage. Depressed
Depressed De*pressed", a.
1. Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited;
sad; humbled.
2. (Bot.)
(a) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose
disk is lower than the border.
(b) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close
to the ground.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the
horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of
animals, or of parts of the bodies.
HotpressedHotpressed Hot"pressed`, a.
Pressed while heat is applied. See Hotpress, v. t. ImpressedImpress Im*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to
impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See Press to
squeeze, and cf. Imprint.]
1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by
pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears
the impression).
His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.
--Shak.
2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to
imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to
the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own
hearts till we feel the force of them. --I. Watts.
4. [See Imprest, Impress, n., 5.] To take by force for
public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
The second five thousand pounds impressed for the
service of the sick and wounded prisoners. --Evelyn. Obcompressed
Obcompressed Ob"com*pressed" a. [Pref. ob- + compressed.]
Compressed or flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way
opposite to the usual one.
OppressedOppress Op*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L.
oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to
press. See Press.]
1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to
treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif.
For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down. --Shak.
Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy
chosen ! --Milton.
2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]
The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak.
4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the
body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess
of food oppresses the stomach. Subcompressed
Subcompressed Sub`com*pressed", a.
Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.
SuppressedSuppress Sup*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suppressed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Suppressing.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere
to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See
Sub-, and Press.]
1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make
the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. --Sir
J. Davies.
2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to
suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. --Sir W. Scott.
3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal;
to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to
suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth.
She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a
pleasing suspense. --Broome.
4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to
suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.
Syn: To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower;
overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.
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