depress

v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news

depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health

demoralizes her" [syn: {deject}, {cast down}, {get down},

{dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}] [ant: {elate}]

2: lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas

prices"

3: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the

water level in the reservoir" [syn: {lower}]

4: press down; "Depress the space key" [syn: {press down}]

5: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation

depressed the economy"

Express

1. A language supporting {concurrency} through {message

passing} to named message queues from {ParaSoft} Corporation

{(ftp://ftp.parasoft.com/express/docs)}

2. Data definition language, meant to become an ISO standard

for product data representation and exchange. TC 184/SC4 N83,

ISO, 1991-05-31. E-mail: .

3. A data modelling language adopted by the {ISO} working

group on {STEP}.