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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. CypressesCypress Cy"press (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-?z). [OE.
cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus,
cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????,
perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot)
A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are
mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its
durability.
Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental
cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen
American cypress, C. thyoides (now called
Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous
American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having
anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs,
the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and
sadness.
Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white
flowers (Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit, formerly Quamoclit
vulgaris). 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. ImpressesImpress Im"press, n.; pl. Impresses.
1. The act of impressing or making.
2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the
image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if
by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
The impresses of the insides of these shells.
--Woodward.
This weak impress of love is as a figure Trenched in
ice. --Shak.
3. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp. --South.
4. A device. See Impresa. --Cussans.
To describe . . . emblazoned shields, Impresses
quaint. --Milton.
5. [See Imprest, Press to force into service.] The act of
impressing, or taking by force for the public service;
compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Why such impress of shipwrights? --Shak.
Impress gang, a party of men, with an officer, employed to
impress seamen for ships of war; a press gang.
Impress money, a sum of money paid, immediately upon their
entering service, to men who have been impressed. 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. PresserPresser Press"er, n.
One who, or that which, presses.
Presser bar, or Presser wheel (Knitting machine), a bar
or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable
the loops of the yarn to pass over them.
Presser foot, the part of a sewing machine which rests on
the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the
machine. Presser barPresser Press"er, n.
One who, or that which, presses.
Presser bar, or Presser wheel (Knitting machine), a bar
or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable
the loops of the yarn to pass over them.
Presser foot, the part of a sewing machine which rests on
the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the
machine. Presser footPresser Press"er, n.
One who, or that which, presses.
Presser bar, or Presser wheel (Knitting machine), a bar
or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable
the loops of the yarn to pass over them.
Presser foot, the part of a sewing machine which rests on
the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the
machine. Presser wheelPresser Press"er, n.
One who, or that which, presses.
Presser bar, or Presser wheel (Knitting machine), a bar
or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable
the loops of the yarn to pass over them.
Presser foot, the part of a sewing machine which rests on
the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the
machine. Represser
Represser Re*press"er (-?r), n.
One who, or that which, represses.
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.
Meaning of Presse from wikipedia
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