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express

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  1. explicit              
 
1. ex.press \ik-'spres\ aj [ME, fr. MF expres, fr. L expressus, pp. of 
   exprimere to pres]s out, express, fr. ex- + premere to press - more at 
   PRESS 1a: directly and distinctly stated : EXPLICIT  1b: EXACT, PRECISE  
   2a: designed for or adapted to its purpose  2b: of a particular sort : 
   SPECIFIC  3a: traveling at high speed; specif : traveling with few or no 
   sto ps {~ train} 3b: adapted or suitable for travel at high speed  Brit  
   3c: designated to be delivered without delay by special messenger 
2. express av obs  1: EXPRESSLY  2: by express {send a package ~} 
3. express n Brit  1a: a messenger sent on a special errand  Brit  1b: 
   dispatch conveyed by a special messenger  1c1: a system for the prompt and 
   safe transportation of parcels, money, or  goods at rates higher than 
   standard freight charges 1c2: a company operating such a merchandise 
   freight service  1c3: the goods or shipments so transported  Brit  1d: 
   SPECIAL DELIVERY  2: an express vehicle 
4. express \-*-b*l\ vt [ME expressen, fr. MF & L; MF expresser, fr. OF, fr. 
   expres,]adj., fr. L espressus, pp. 1a: DELINEATE, DEPICT  1b: to represent 
   in words : STATE  1c: to make known : SHOW  1d: to make known the opinions 
   or feeling of (oneself)  1e: to give expression to the artistic or creative 
   impulses or abilities o f (oneself) 1f: to represent by a sign or symbol : 
   SYMBOLIZE  2a: to press or squeeze out  2b: to subject to pressure so as to 
   extract something  3: to send by expressMAIR mean to let out what one 
   thinks or feels. EXPRESS suggests and impulse to reveal in any manner, as 
   in words, gestures, actions, or in what one makes or produces; VENT 
   stresses a strong inner compulsion to express esp. in words; UTTER implies 
   the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech; VOICE does not 
   necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation 
   in words; BROACH adds the implication of disclosing for the first time 
   something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion; AIR 
   implies an exposing or parading one's views often in order to gain relief 
   or sympathy or attention - ex.press.er n SYN syn EXPRESS, VENT, UTTER, 
   VOICE, BROACH, (