process in WordNet English dictionary

1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
   "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
   action  sue  litigate  process 
   
2. march in a procession
   "They processed into the dining room"
   march  process 
   
3. 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"
   process  treat 
   
4. 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"
   process 
   
5. deliver a warrant or summons to someone
   "He was processed by the sheriff"
   serve  process  swear out 
   
6. shape, form, or improve a material
   "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
   work  work on  process 
   
7. deal with in a routine way
   "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"
   process 
   

1. a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
   "a bony process"
   process  outgrowth  appendage 
   
2. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
   "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
   process  cognitive process  mental process  operation  cognitive operation 
   
3. 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"
   process  physical process 
   
4. 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"
   procedure  process 
   
5. a mental process that you are not directly aware of
   "the process of denial"
   process  unconscious process 
   
6. 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
   summons  process