(v. t.) To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.
(v. t.) To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
(v. t.) To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.
(v. t.) To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.
(v. t.) To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
(v. t.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
(a.) Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
Example Sentences:
(1) He's Billy no-mates with a Heckler & Koch sniper-rifle, drowning in loneliness, booze and depression.
(2) Thyroid replacement led to resolution of both apnea and depression.
(3) During and after the infusion of 5HTP, none of the patients showed an increase in anxiety or depressive symptoms, despite the presence of severe side effects.
(4) Sixteen patients in whom schizophrenia was initially diagnosed and who were treated with fluphenazine enanthate or decanoate developed severe depression for a short period after the injection.
(5) Further, at the end of treatment fewer patients had depressive symptoms and the total daily number of hours of wellbeing and normal movement increased.
(6) The active agents modestly improved treadmill exercise duration time until 1 mm ST segment depression (3%), and only propranolol and diltiazem had significant effects.
(7) The ED50 and ED95 of mivacurium in each group were estimated from linear regression plots of log dose vs probit of maximum percentage depression of neuromuscular function.
(8) The data are compared with the results from 79 patients with a bipolar depression, 192 with a neurotic depression and 89 with a depressive reaction.
(9) A similar depressed receptor function was observed for C3b, fibronectin, and some lectins.
(10) From these results, it was suggested that the inhibitory effect of Cd on in vitro calcification of MC3T3-E1 cells may be due to both a depression of cell-mediated calcification and a decrease in physiochemical mineral deposition.
(11) Both treatments depressed nocturnal pineal melatonin content in rats and hamsters.
(12) Infusion of sodium lactate associated with isoproterenol could be used to combat the depressent effects of betablockers in patients with cardiac disorders.
(13) We studied the effects of the localisation and size of ischemic brain infarcts and the influence of potential covariates (gender, age, time since infarction, physical handicap, cognitive impairment, aphasia, cortical atrophy and ventricular size) on 'post-stroke depression'.
(14) The literature on depression and immunity is reviewed and the clinical implications of our findings are discussed.
(15) Subthreshold concentrations of the drug to induce complete blockade (5 x 10(-8)M) allowed to observe a greater depression of bioelectric cell characteristics in primary than in transitional fibres.
(16) However, a recrudescence in both psychotic and depressive symptoms developed as plasma desipramine levels rose 4 times higher than anticipated from the oral doses prescribed.
(17) These results indicate that the hormonal status should be taken into consideration in studies dealing with platelet MAO activity in depressed women.
(18) Three coyotes were operantly conditioned to depress one of two foot treadles, left or right, depending on the condition of the stimulus light.
(19) Although esmolol may be used as a primary hypotensive agent, the potential for marked myocardial depression must be recognized.
(20) Subjects who reported incidents of childhood sexual exploitation had lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of depression than the comparison group.
Overcast
Definition:
(v. t.) To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
(v. t.) To compute or rate too high.
(v. t.) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.
Example Sentences:
(1) Techniques involving a cemented porcelain-fused-to-metal overcasting have often been successful in restoring the fixed partial denture to form and function.
(2) Murky crime drama Shetland (Tuesday, 9pm, BBC1) returns this week for a second series, revealing Shetland as the most eerie – and overcast – location on Earth.
(3) Smoke continued to swirl into an overcast sky more than an hour after the reported explosion as witnesses in the area gave accounts of feeling a shock wave.
(4) Winter depression, a form of seasonal affective disorder, is a common condition that increases in prevalence in northern areas and in regions with a high proportion of overcast fall and winter days.
(5) I like photographing overcast days and people looking sad.
(6) Ten males participated in the event which took place on a cool, overcast day and consisted of a 1.0-km swim, a 30-km cycle ride, and a 10-km run.
(7) Dentists have frequently used overcastings to avoid removal of the restoration.
(8) The morning is overcast – calm, cool and quiet, almost Zen-like.
(9) It’s a bleak, overcast day when the Guardian visits Rose Hill.
(10) It’s an overcast morning when I start my 155km walk along the Berlin Wall Trail, the Mauerweg, and the granite skies make the scarred, concrete remnants of the Wall along Bernauer Strasse look even more sinister than usual.
(11) But the clan believes that if the sky is overcast, the scars will continue to weep.
(12) Parts of Ohio are high-risk areas given the high percentage of overcast days.
(13) An overcasting was fabricated and was permanently cemented on each preparation.
(14) There was less activity on partly overcast days than on clear days.
(15) Sir Bobby Charlton, his own life in football so overcast by Manchester United's tragedy at Munich, handed the Liverpool legend Ian Rush a bouquet of roses as a symbol of fraternity.
(16) Those hoping for a bank holiday weekend to banish the bad weather should prepare for disappointment: the Met Office has warned that, while the torrential rain of recent days should subside, many areas could still see overcast skies, occasional showers and night-time temperatures falling below freezing.
(17) It claims to offer 99 Oregon beers on tap and, though I can’t personally vouch for all, the Ancestry Golden was light, the Yachats was smooth, the Block 15 was malty and the Oakshire Overcast Espresso Stout was a creamy, energising shot of success.
(18) The technique involves intradermal overcasting with monofilament non-resorbable suture covered with a double adhesive film which reduces strain and provides a therapeutic pressure; after ablation of the first film, it is replaced with adhesive films continuously for 2 months.
(19) Magnets glued to the backs of experienced pigeons often resulted in disorientation when the birds were released from distances of 17-31 miles (27-50 km) under total overcast, whereas no such disorientation occurred during similar releases under clear skies.
(20) On Wednesday, however, for at least one afternoon, all was right at AT&T Park, and that's because Lincecum tossed his second career no-hitter, bringing a bright finish to an overcast day in the Bay Area.