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Emboss

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
2.VerbTo make (a design on a coin, an ornament on an object, etc.) stand out from a surface.
3.VerbTo represent (a subject) on an object in relief; also, of a design or subject: to stand out on (an object) in relief.
4.VerbTo decorate or mark (something) with a design or symbol in relief.
"The papers weren’t official until the seal had been embossed on them.; The title was embossed in gold lettering on the cover."
5.VerbTo decorate (something) with bosses (“ornamental convex protuberances”); to boss; hence, to decorate (something) richly.
6.VerbTo cause (something) to be prominent or stand out. To make (speech, etc.) unduly bombastic or grand.
7.VerbTo cause (something) to be prominent or stand out.
8.VerbTo make (speech, etc.) unduly bombastic or grand.
9.NounSynonym of boss (“a knob or projection”).
10.VerbOf a hunted animal: to take shelter in a forest or wood.
11.VerbTo drive (a hunted animal) to exhaustion by chasing it; to exhaust; hence, to make (a hunted animal) foam at the mouth due to exhaustion from being chased.
12.VerbTo cause (an animal's body, a person's mouth, etc.) to be covered with foam. To cause (someone, their heart or soul, etc.) to become extremely fatigued; to exhaust. Of a person: to foam at the mouth; also , to be furious, to rage.
13.VerbTo cause (an animal's body, a person's mouth, etc.) to be covered with foam.
14.VerbTo cause (someone, their heart or soul, etc.) to become extremely fatigued; to exhaust.
15.VerbOf a person: to foam at the mouth; also , to be furious, to rage.
16.VerbTo enclose or suit (a person) in armour.
17.VerbTo enclose or surround (someone or something).
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