Definition of express
- a. - Exactly representing; exact.
- a. - 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.
- a. - 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.
- n. - A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain
declaration.
- n. - 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; also, a
railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and
punctuality.
- n. - An express office.
- n. - That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
- a. - To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of
grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
- a. - To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or
likeness; to represent; to resemble.
- a. - 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.
- a. - 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.
- a. - To denote; to designate.
- a. - To send by express messenger; to forward by special
opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a
package.