express

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express
ɪkˈsprɛs Listen
Meanings
verb
  • convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.
    E.g. he expressed complete satisfaction
  • squeeze out (liquid or air).
    E.g. she would express her milk using a pump and take it home for her baby
  • cause (an inherited characteristic or gene) to appear in a phenotype.
    E.g. the genes are expressed in a variety of cell lines
adjective
  • operating at high speed.
    E.g. executives have their own express lift direct to floor 42
adverb
  • by express train or delivery service.
    E.g. I got my wife to send my gloves express to the hotel
noun
  • a train that stops at few stations and travels quickly.
    E.g. we embarked for the south of France on an overnight express
  • a special delivery service.
    E.g. the books arrived by express
  • an express rifle.
verb
  • send by express messenger or delivery.
    E.g. I expressed my clothes to my destination
adjective
  • stated explicitly, not merely implied.
    E.g. it was his express wish that the celebration should continue

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