express

(ĭk-sprĕsˈ)

1. To set forth in words; state.
2. To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show. See Synonyms at vent¹.
3. To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.
4. To convey or suggest a representation of; depict: The painting expresses the rage of war victims.
5. To represent by a sign or a symbol; symbolize: express a fraction as a decimal.
6. To squeeze or press out, as juice from an orange.
7. To send by special messenger or rapid transport: express a package to Los Angeles.
8. 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.

1. Definitely and explicitly stated: their express wish. See Synonyms at explicit.
2. Particular; specific: an express plan.
3. 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.

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

Related Forms:

• ex·pressˈer noun

• ex·pressˈi·ble adjective