Express

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.
                                                    --Bacon.
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              And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser.
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              Halters and racks can not express from thee
              More than by deeds.                   --B. Jonson.
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     2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or
        likeness; to represent; to resemble.
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              Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E.
                                                    Smith.
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              So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     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.
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              My words express my purpose.          --Shak.
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              They expressed in their lives those excellent
              doctrines of morality.                --Addison.
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     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.
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              Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation
              against me, one evening.              --Pope.
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     5. To denote; to designate.
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              Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed
              by their names.                       --Num. i. 17.
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     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,
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     Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]
     1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain
        declaration. [Obs.]
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              The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on
              earth.                                --Jer. Taylor.
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     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.
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     3. An express office.
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              She charged him . . . to ask at the express if
              anything came up from town.           --E. E. Hale.
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     4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
        [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Their human countenance
              The express resemblance of the gods.  --Milton.
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     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.
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              I have express commandment.           --Shak.
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     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.
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              A messenger sent express from the other world.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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     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.
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     {Express color}. (Law) See the Note under {Color}, n., 8.
  
     Syn: Explicit; clear; unambiguous. See {Explicit}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  express
       adj 1: not tacit or implied; "her express wish"
       2: without unnecessary stops; "an express train"; "an express
          shipment"
       n 1: rapid transport of goods [syn: {expressage}]
       2: mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
          [syn: {express mail}]
       3: public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that
          makes a limited number of scheduled stops; "he caught the
          express to New York" [ant: {local}]
       adv : by express; "please send the letter express"
       v 1: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: {show},
             {evince}]
       2: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
          "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: {verbalize},
           {verbalise}, {utter}, {give tongue to}]
       3: indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express
          this distance in kilometers?" [syn: {state}]
       4: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of
          Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af
          anger" [syn: {carry}, {convey}]
       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}, {extract}]
       7: send my rapid transport or special messenger service; "She
          expressed the letter to Florida"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  561 Moby Thesaurus words for "express":
     Amtrak, Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, Hermes, Iris, Mercury, PP,
     Paul Revere, Pheidippides, RD, RFD, absolute, accurate,
     admitting no exception, advice, affect, affirm, agile, air,
     air-express, airfreight, airmail, all-out, allege, announce,
     annunciate, apparent, approve, argue, articulate, assert, assever,
     asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, baggage train,
     be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bearer,
     bespeak, betoken, bheesty, book post, brandish, breakneck, breathe,
     bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out,
     bring to life, bring to notice, broach, busboy, by airmail,
     by cable, by express, by return mail, by telegraph, cable railroad,
     caddie, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter,
     categorical, certain, character, characterize, chime, choo-choo,
     chorus, circulate, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal,
     clear as day, clear-cut, close, cog railroad, cog railway,
     coherent, come out with, commissionaire, common carrier,
     communicate, communication, communique, complete, conceive,
     concentrate, conclusive, concrete, connected, connote, consign,
     consistent, constant, contend, convey, conveyer, coolie,
     correspondence, couch, couch in terms, courier, crisp, crush,
     crystal-clear, crystalline, cupbearer, dangle, dashing, decided,
     decisive, declare, decoct, defined, definite, definitive, delicate,
     delineate, deliver, demonstrate, denominate, denote, depict,
     describe, designate, detailed, determinate, develop, different,
     differentiate, diplomatic courier, direct, direct mail,
     direct-mail selling, discernible, discharge, disclose, dispatch,
     display, distill, distinct, distinguished, divulge, double-quick,
     downright, drain, dramatize, draw, drayman, drop a letter,
     eagle-winged, el, electric, electric train, elevated, embark,
     embassy, embody, embody in words, emissary, emit, enact, entail,
     entire, enunciate, esoteric, especial, essentialize, estafette,
     even, evidence, evident, evince, evoke, exact, exceptional,
     exhibit, expedite, expeditious, expel, explicit, export, expose,
     expose to view, express train, expressed, expressman, extract,
     extraordinary, faithful, fast, final, fine, fixed, flat, flat-out,
     flaunt, fleet, flier, fling off, flourish, flying, force out,
     formularize, formulate, forward, fourth-class mail, frame, frank,
     freight, freight train, freighter, funicular, furnish evidence,
     galloping, get across, give, give evidence, give expression,
     give expression to, give indication of, give out with, give sign,
     give token, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, give words to,
     global, go to show, go-between, goods train, gun bearer,
     hair-trigger, halfpenny post, hasty, hauler, have, headlong,
     highlight, hint, hold, homing pigeon, hustling, identify,
     illuminate, illustrate, immediate, impart, implicit, imply, import,
     in posthaste, inappealable, incarnate, indicate, indisputable,
     individual, indubitable, inerrable, inerrant, infallible, infuse,
     inner, insist, intend, intended, intentional, interurban, intimate,
     involve, issue a manifesto, junk mail, lay down, let out, letter,
     letter carrier, letter post, letters, light of heel, light-footed,
     lightning express, limited, limn, limpid, lip, litter-bearer,
     lively, local, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, mail,
     mail-order selling, mailing list, maintain, make clear, make known,
     make plain, manifest, manifesto, mark, materialize, mathematical,
     mean, melt down, mercurial, message, message-bearer, messenger,
     metro, micrometrically precise, microscopic, milk train, minute,
     monorail, newspaper post, nice, nimble, nimble-footed, note,
     noteworthy, noticeable, nuncio, observable, obvious, open-and-shut,
     out-and-out, outline, outright, paint, palpable, parade, paragraph,
     parcel post, parliamentary, parliamentary train, particular,
     passenger train, patent, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible,
     peremptory, perfect, perform, personal, perspicuous, phonate,
     phrase, picture, pinpoint, plain, plain as day, pneumatogram,
     point to, porter, portray, positive, post, post day, postboy,
     posthaste, postrider, pour forth, precipitate, precise, predicate,
     premeditated, present, press out, private, proclaim, produce,
     profess, prompt, pronounce, protest, put, put about, put across,
     put forth, put in words, put it, quick, quick as lightning,
     quick as thought, rack-and-pinion railroad, railroad train, raise,
     rapid, rattler, reckless, redcap, refine, refined, registered mail,
     release, religious, religiously exact, remit, render, represent,
     respective, reveal, rhetorize, rigid, rigorous, roll out,
     rolling stock, round, runner, running, rural delivery,
     rural free delivery, say, scientific, scientifically exact,
     sea mail, seapost, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining,
     self-explanatory, send, send away, send forth, send off, set,
     set down, set forth, set out, several, severe, shield-bearer, ship,
     show, show forth, show signs of, shuttle, shuttle train, signalize,
     signify, simple, singular, sketch, skycap, snappy, soak,
     solipsistic, sound, spanking, speak, speak for itself, speak out,
     speak up, speak volumes, special, special delivery,
     special handling, specific, speedy, spell, spotlight, square,
     stand for, stand on, state, steep, stevedore, straight,
     straight-out, straightforward, streamliner, stretcher-bearer,
     strict, style, submit, subtle, subway, suggest, surface mail,
     swift, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, tangible, telegram,
     tell, tend to show, testify, the Water Bearer, throw off,
     to be seen, token, total, train, translucent, transmit,
     transparent, transpicuous, transporter, trot out, truck driver,
     trucker, true, tube, unambiguous, uncircumscribed, unconditional,
     unconditioned, unconfused, underground, undeviating, undoubting,
     unequivocal, unerring, unfold, unhampered, unhesitating, univocal,
     unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning,
     unreserved, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, uttered, vent,
     ventilate, verbalize, visible, vocalize, voice, voiced, wagoner,
     water boy, water carrier, wave, way train, well-defined, whisper,
     whole, winged, without exception, without reserve, word, wring,
     wring out, write
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  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}.
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  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.