Overview of noun impress

The noun impress has 1 sense

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

Overview of verb impress

The verb impress has 7 senses

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


• impress -- (impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience")


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


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


• print, impress -- (reproduce by printing)


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


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