Noun | 1. | impress - the act of coercing someone into government service Synonyms: impressment |
Verb | 1. | impress - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
2. | impress - impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience" | |
3. | impress - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" | |
4. | impress - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" Synonyms: imprint | |
5. | impress - reproduce by printing Synonyms: print | |
6. | impress - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" Synonyms: shanghai | |
7. | impress - dye (fabric) before it is spun Synonyms: yarn-dye |