• noun:   a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

  Example: "A bony process"

• noun:   (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

  Example: "The process of thinking"

• noun:   a mental process that you are not directly aware of

  Example: "The process of denial"

• noun:   a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

  Example: "Events now in process"

• noun:   a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

  Example: "It was a process of trial and error"

• 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
• verb:   deal with in a routine way

  Example: "Process a loan"

• verb:   subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

  Example: "Process cheese"

• verb:   perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information

  Example: "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"

• verb:   deliver a warrant or summons to someone

  Example: "He was processed by the sheriff"

• verb:   march in a procession

  Example: "They processed into the dining room"

• verb:   shape, form, or improve a material

  Example: "Process iron"

• verb:   institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

  Example: "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"

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