express
 ex·press (ĭk-sprĕsʹ)tr.v. ex·pressed, ex·press·ing, ex·press·es
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.adj.
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.adv.
By express delivery or transport.n.
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. [Middle English expressen, from Old French expresser, from Medieval Latin expressāre, frequentative of Latin exprimere: ex-, ex- + premere, to press; See per-4 in Indo-European Roots.] ex·pressʹer n.ex·pressʹi·ble adj.
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