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