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Definitions of process
  1. noun
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
    "a bony process"

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  2. noun
    a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

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  3. verb
    shape, form, or improve a material
    "process iron"

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  4. verb
    deliver a warrant or summons to someone
    "He was processed by the sheriff"

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  5. noun
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
    "events now in process" "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"

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  6. verb
    institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
    "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"

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  7. verb
    march in a procession
    "They processed into the dining room"

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  8. noun
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    "it was a process of trial and error"

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  9. noun
    (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
    "the process of thinking"
  10. noun
    a mental process that you are not directly aware of
    "the process of denial"

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  11. verb
    subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
    "process cheese" "process hair"

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  12. verb
    deal with in a routine way
    "process a loan" "process the applicants"
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  13. verb
    perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
    "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"
Examples of process
  • "a bony process"
  • "process iron"
  • "He was processed by the sheriff"
  • "events now in process"
  • "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
  • "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
  • "They processed into the dining room"
  • "it was a process of trial and error"
  • "the process of thinking"
  • "the process of denial"
  • "process cheese"
  • "process hair"
  • "process a loan"
  • "process the applicants"
  • "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"
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