express
verb
[ ɪkˈsprɛs ]
• convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.
• "he expressed complete satisfaction"
Similar:
communicate,
convey,
indicate,
show,
demonstrate,
reveal,
intimate,
manifest,
make manifest,
exhibit,
evidence,
put across/over,
get across/over,
articulate,
put into words,
utter,
voice,
give voice to,
give expression to,
enunciate,
pronounce,
verbalize,
word,
phrase,
render,
frame,
couch,
state,
assert,
proclaim,
profess,
air,
make public,
give vent to,
vent,
say,
tell,
speak,
mouth,
point out,
denote,
illustrate,
symbolize,
signify,
embody,
evince,
asseverate,
• squeeze out (liquid or air).
• "she would express her milk using a pump and take it home for her baby"
Similar:
squeeze out,
press out,
wring out,
force out,
extract,
expel,
• cause (an inherited characteristic or gene) to appear in a phenotype.
• "the genes are expressed in a variety of cell lines"
Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘press out, obtain by squeezing’, used figuratively to mean ‘extort’): from Old French expresser, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + pressare ‘to press’.
express
adjective
• operating at high speed.
• "executives have their own express lift direct to floor 42"
Similar:
rapid,
swift,
fast,
quick,
speedy,
high-speed,
brisk,
flying,
prompt,
expeditious,
non-stop,
direct,
uninterrupted,
undeviating,
unswerving,
nippy,
express
adverb
• by express train or delivery service.
• "I got my wife to send my gloves express to the hotel"
express
noun
• a train that stops at few stations and travels quickly.
• "we embarked for the south of France on an overnight express"
Similar:
express train,
fast train,
direct train,
• a special delivery service.
• "the books arrived by express"
• an express rifle.
express
verb
• send by express messenger or delivery.
• "I expressed my clothes to my destination"
Origin:
early 18th century (as a verb): extension of express3; express2 (sense 1 of the noun) from express train, so named because it served a particular destination without intermediate stops, reflecting an earlier sense of express ‘done or made for a special purpose’, later interpreted in the sense ‘rapid’. Senses relating to express delivery date from the institution of this postal service in 1891.
express
adjective
• stated explicitly, not merely implied.
• "it was his express wish that the celebration should continue"
Similar:
explicit,
clear,
direct,
plain,
distinct,
unambiguous,
unequivocal,
unmistakable,
obvious,
specific,
precise,
clear-cut,
crystal clear,
straightforward,
certain,
categorical,
positive,
conclusive,
pointed,
well defined,
exact,
manifest,
outright,
emphatic,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French expres, from Latin expressus ‘distinctly presented’, past participle of exprimere ‘press out’, from ex- ‘out’ + primere ‘press’.
