1. (

• procedure ,
• process

) a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" ;

2. (

• process ,
• cognitive_process ,
• mental_process ,
• operation ,
• cognitive_operation

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

3. (

• summons ,
• process

) 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 ;

4. (

• process ,
• unconscious_process

) a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" ;

5. (

• process ,
• outgrowth ,
• appendage ,

) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" ;

6. (

• process ,
• physical_process

) 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" ;

1. (

• process ,
• treat ,

) subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill" ;

2. (

• process ,

) deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" ;

3. (

• process

) 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" ;

4. (

• action ,
• sue ,
• litigate ,
• process

) institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" ;

5. (

• march ,
• process

) march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room" ;

6. (

• work ,
• work_on ,
• process

) shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" ;

7. (

• serve ,
• process ,
• swear_out

) deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" ;