|a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.| |a calculus or
concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain
animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective
remedy for poison.| |1.||to lower in spirits; make gloomy;
deject| |2.||to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of|
|3.||to lower prices of (securities or a security market)|
|4.||to press or push down| |5.||to lower the pitch of (a
musical sound)| |6.||obsolete to suppress or subjugate| |[C14:
from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere from | |1.||low
in spirits; downcast; despondent| |2.||lower than the
surrounding surface| |3.||pressed down or flattened| |4.||Also:
distressed characterized by relative economic hardship, such as
unemployment: a depressed area| |5.||lowered in force,
intensity, or amount| |6.||(of plant parts) flattened as though
pressed from above| |7.||zoology flattened from top to bottom:
the depressed bill of the spoonbill| depress de·press (dĭ-prěs')
To lower in spirits; deject. To cause to drop or