express

The definition of express is something that has a specific purpose or something that operates at a faster-than-normal speed.

(adjective)

An example of express is when the purpose to go to a store is just to buy milk.
An example of express is a train that gets you where you are going five times faster than other trains.

To express is to convey what you are thinking and feeling, either verbally or otherwise.

(verb)

An example of express is when you make a face because you are mad.

See express in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to press out or squeeze out (juice, etc.)
to get by pressure; elicit by force; extort
to put into words; represent by language; state
1. to make known; reveal; show: his face expressed sorrow
2. to show (a genetic trait)
to picture, represent, or symbolize in music, art, etc.
to show by sign; symbolize; signify: the sign + expresses addition
☆ to send by express

Origin: ME expressen < ML expressare < L expressus, pp. of exprimere, to express, lit., force out < ex-, out + premere: see press

adjective

1. expressed and not implied; explicit: to give express orders
2. specific: his express reason for going
exact: she is the express image of her aunt
made for or suited to a special purpose: express regulations
Origin: orig., for the express purpose of running to one station
fast, direct, and making few stops: an express train
characterized by speed or velocity; specif.,
1. for fast driving: an express highway
2. high-speed: an express bullet
3. for high-speed projectiles: an express rifle
4. having to do with railway express, pony express, etc.

Origin: ME & OFr expres < L expressus

adverb

by express

noun

Chiefly Brit.
1. a special messenger; courier
2. a message delivered by such a messenger; dispatch sent swiftly
1. an express train, bus, elevator, etc.
2. an express rifle
the pony express
☆
1. a method or service for transporting goods or sending money or mail rapidly, but at extra cost
2. the goods transported or money sent by express
3. a business concern operating such a service
any method or means of swift transmission

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See express in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·pressed, ex·press·ing, ex·press·es

To set forth in words; state.
To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show. See Synonyms at vent¹.
To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.
To convey or suggest a representation of; depict: The painting expresses the rage of war victims.
To represent by a sign or a symbol; symbolize: express a fraction as a decimal.
To squeeze or press out, as juice from an orange.
To send by special messenger or rapid transport: express a package to Los Angeles.
Genetics
a. To cause (itself) to produce an effect or a phenotype. Used of a gene: The gene expressed itself under specific environmental conditions.
b. To manifest the effects of (a gene): Half of the people who inherit the gene express it.
c. To manifest (a genetic trait): All the mice in the study expressed the defect.

adjective

Definitely and explicitly stated: their express wish. See Synonyms at explicit.
Particular; specific: an express plan.
a. Sent out with or moving at high speed.
b. Direct, rapid, and usually nonstop: express delivery of packages; an express bus.
c. Of, relating to, or appropriate for rapid travel: express lanes on a freeway.

adverb

By express delivery or transport.

noun

a. A rapid, efficient system for the delivery of goods and mail.
b. Goods and mail conveyed by such a system.
A means of transport, such as a train, that travels rapidly and makes few or no stops before its destination.
Chiefly British
a. A special messenger.
b. A message delivered by special courier.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English expressen

Origin: , from Old French expresser

Origin: , from Medieval Latin expressāre

Origin: , frequentative of Latin exprimere

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots

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