process

Sense 1 noun

a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

the procedure of obtaining a driver's license

Sense 2 verb

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

process cheese

Sense 3 noun

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

the process of thinking

Sense 4 verb

deal with in a routine way

I'll handle that one

Sense 5 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

Sense 6 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

Sense 7 noun

a mental process that you are not directly aware of

the process of denial

Sense 8 verb

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

He was warned that the district attorney would process him

Sense 9 noun

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

a bony process

Sense 10 verb

march in a procession

They processed into the dining room

Sense 11 noun

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

events now in process

Sense 12 verb

shape, form, or improve a material

work stone into tools

Sense 13 verb

deliver a warrant or summons to someone

He was processed by the sheriff