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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
express adv 1: by express; "please send the letter express" adj 1: not tacit or implied; "her express wish" 2: without unnecessary stops; "an express train"; "an express shipment" n 1: mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system [syn: express, express mail] 2: public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York" [syn: express, limited] [ant: local] 3: rapid transport of goods [syn: express, expressage] v 1: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: express, show, evince] 2: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to] 3: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" [syn: carry, convey, express] 4: indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" [syn: express, state] 5: manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait" 6: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" [syn: press out, express, extract] 7: send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida" | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Express \Ex*press"\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]s"), a. [F. expr[`e]s, L. expressus, p. p. of exprimere to express; ex. out + premere To press. See Press.] 1. Exactly representing; exact. [1913 Webster] Their human countenance The express resemblance of the gods. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement. [1913 Webster] I have express commandment. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used adverbially. [1913 Webster] A messenger sent express from the other world. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] 2. of or pertaining to an express train or other conveyance designated an express[5]; makiung few or no intermediate stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express elevator. [PJC] Express color. (Law) See the Note under Color, n., 8. Syn: Explicit; clear; unambiguous. See Explicit. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L. exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.] 1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit. [1913 Webster] All the fruits out of which drink is expressed. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Halters and racks can not express from thee More than by deeds. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble. [1913 Webster] Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E. Smith. [1913 Webster] So kids and whelps their sires and dams express. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell. [1913 Webster] My words express my purpose. --Shak. [1913 Webster] They expressed in their lives those excellent doctrines of morality. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflexively. [1913 Webster] Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation against me, one evening. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 5. To denote; to designate. [1913 Webster] Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed by their names. --Num. i. 17. [1913 Webster] 6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package. 7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, to express the beta-galactosidase gene, [PJC] Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.] 1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on earth. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels. [1913 Webster] 3. An express office. [1913 Webster] She charged him . . . to ask at the express if anything came up from town. --E. E. Hale. [1913 Webster] 4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster] 5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as, take the express to get there faster. Syn: express train. [PJC] Express office, an office where packages for an express are received or delivered. Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train) that does not stop at certain stations, but only at stations designated express stops. [1913 Webster] | ||
5. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) | ||
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: | ||
6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) | ||
EXPRESS. That which is made known, and not left to implication. The opposite of implied. It is a rule, that when a matter or thing is expressed, it ceases to be implied by law: expressum facit cessare tacitum. Co. Litt. 183; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 97. | ||
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