EXPRESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does express mean? 

• EXPRESS (noun)
  The noun EXPRESS has 3 senses:

1. mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

2. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

3. rapid transport of goods

  Familiarity information: EXPRESS used as a noun is uncommon.

• EXPRESS (adjective)
  The adjective EXPRESS has 2 senses:

1. not tacit or implied

2. without unnecessary stops

  Familiarity information: EXPRESS used as an adjective is rare.

• EXPRESS (verb)
  The verb EXPRESS has 7 senses:

1. give expression to

2. articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

3. serve as a means for expressing something

4. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

5. manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)

6. obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

7. send by rapid transport or special messenger service

  Familiarity information: EXPRESS used as a verb is common.

• EXPRESS (adverb)
  The adverb EXPRESS has 1 sense:

1. by express

  Familiarity information: EXPRESS used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXPRESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

express; express mail

Hypernyms ("express" is a kind of...):

mail (the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "express"):

pony express (express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860)

Derivation:

express (send by rapid transport or special messenger service)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

express; limited

Context example:

he caught the express to New York

Hypernyms ("express" is a kind of...):

public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)

Antonym:

local (public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops)

Derivation:

express (without unnecessary stops)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Rapid transport of goods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

express; expressage

Hypernyms ("express" is a kind of...):

shipping; transport; transportation (the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials)

Derivation:

express (send by rapid transport or special messenger service)

• EXPRESS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not tacit or implied

Context example:

her express wish

Similar:

explicit; expressed (precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Without unnecessary stops

Context example:

an express shipment

Similar:

fast (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly)

Derivation:

express (public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops)

• EXPRESS (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give expression to

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

evince; express; show

Context example:

She showed her disappointment

Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):

convey ((of information) make known; pass on)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):

imply (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)

smile (express with a smile)

beam (express with a beaming face or smile)

menace (express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture)

accent; accentuate; emphasise; emphasize; punctuate; stress (to stress, single out as important)

articulate; formulate; give voice; phrase; word (put into words or an expression)

give vent; vent; ventilate (give expression or utterance to)

exude (make apparent by one's mood or behavior)

give (manifest or show)

evoke; paint a picture; suggest (call to mind)

burst out (give sudden release to an expression)

connote; imply (express or state indirectly)

sneer (express through a scornful smile)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

expressible (capable of being expressed)

expressive (characterized by expression)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

express; give tongue to; utter; verbalise; verbalize

Context example:

He uttered a curse

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):

blaspheme; curse; cuss; imprecate; swear (utter obscenities or profanities)

hurl; throw (utter with force; utter vehemently)

pooh-pooh (express contempt about)

say; state; tell (express in words)

represent (serve as a means of expressing something)

say (utter aloud)

platitudinize (utter platitudes)

get off (deliver verbally)

pour out (express without restraint)

breathe (utter or tell)

raise (cause to be heard or known; express or utter)

voice (give voice to)

marvel (express astonishment or surprise about something)

shout out; vociferate (utter in a very loud voice)

clamor; clamour (utter or proclaim insistently and noisily)

call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)

wish (make or express a wish)

drop (utter with seeming casualness)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

expressible (capable of being expressed)

expression (the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions)

expressive (characterized by expression)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Serve as a means for expressing something

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

carry; convey; express

Context example:

His voice carried a lot of anger

Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):

communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)

Verb group:

carry; channel; conduct; convey; impart; transmit (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):

measure; quantify (express as a number or measure or quantity)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

expressible (capable of being expressed)

expressive (characterized by expression)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

express; state

Context example:

Can you express this distance in kilometers?

Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):

denote; refer (have as a meaning)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):

vote (express a choice or opinion)

vote (express one's choice or preference by vote)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

expressible (capable of being expressed)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Context example:

Many of the laboratory animals express the trait

Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):

actualise; actualize; realise; realize; substantiate (make real or concrete; give reality or substance to)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

expression ((genetics) the process of expressing a gene)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

express; extract; press out

Context example:

Italians express coffee rather than filter it

Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express"):

ream (squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

expression (the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Send by rapid transport or special messenger service

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

She expressed the letter to Florida

Hypernyms (to "express" is one way to...):

mail; post; send (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

express; expressage (rapid transport of goods)

express (mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system)

• EXPRESS (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

By express

Context example:

please send the letter express

 Context examples 

"If your lordship will graciously permit me to open my mouth, I shall be happy to express my sentiments," said he, with elaborate sarcasm.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They had 'significantly' lower expressive language, defined as how a person expresses their thoughts and feelings.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Whole classes of genes were under-expressed while others were over-expressed, depending on their relationship to the gene.

(Schizophrenia risk gene linked to cognitive deficits in mice, National Institutes of Health)

The conclusions drawn from this scrutiny he partially expressed in his succeeding observations.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Yet some of the men who had sailed with him before expressed their pity to see him so reduced.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Chromatin, the complex of DNA and protein that forms chromosomes, also affects how genes are expressed (turned on and off).

(Expanding Our Understanding of Genomics, NIH)

She died calmly, and her countenance expressed affection even in death.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

I am more sorry than I can express for the mischief this visit may have done you, Meg.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Saturn in hard angle to Uranus will certainly fuel your creativity in a dynamic way, pushing you to find new ways of expressing your talents.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The wolves behind collided with the young wolf and expressed their displeasure by administering sharp nips on his hind-legs and flanks.

(White Fang, by Jack London)