ENGLISH: impress - CREOLE: enpresyone



Overview of noun impress



The noun impress has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. impress, impressment -- (the act of coercing someone into government service)



Overview of verb impress



The verb impress has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (9) affect, impress, move, strike -- (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd")

2. (8) impress -- (impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience")

3. (5) impress, ingrain, instill -- (produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us")

4. (1) impress, imprint -- (mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax")

5. print, impress -- (reproduce by printing)

6. shanghai, impress -- (take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged")

7. impress, yarn-dye -- (dye (fabric) before it is spun)

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