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- 1 Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications. not-comparable
"a print edition of a book"
- 1 Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium. uncountable
"Three citations are required for each meaning, including one in print."
- 2 a printed picture produced from a photographic negative wordnet
- 3 Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive. uncountable
"Write in print using block letters."
- 4 a picture or design printed from an engraving wordnet
- 5 The letters forming the text of a document. uncountable
"The print is too small for me to read."
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- 6 a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers) wordnet
- 7 A newspaper. countable
"I spent my second quarter-century Losing what I had learnt at university And refusing to take in what had happened since. Now I know none of the names in the public prints […]"
- 8 a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it) wordnet
- 9 A visible impression on a surface. countable, uncountable
"Using a crayon, the girl made a print of the leaf under the page."
- 10 availability in printed form wordnet
- 11 A fingerprint. countable, uncountable
"Did the police find any prints at the scene?"
- 12 the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication wordnet
- 13 A footprint. countable, uncountable
- 14 a visible indication made on a surface wordnet
- 15 A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing. countable, uncountable
"An old print was discovered some time ago in an arch at Waterloo Dock Goods Station[,] Liverpool, in use as a backing on which to write time sheets."
- 16 A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative. countable, uncountable
- 17 A copy of a film that can be projected. countable, uncountable
- 18 Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it. countable, uncountable
"The poor are very unreasonable; a kind look and word often go farther in winning upon their affection than even a piece of coarse flannel, or a remnant of dark print."
- 19 A plaster cast in bas relief. countable, uncountable
- 20 A datum. countable, uncountable
"The reference index is calculated using monthly CPI prints but with a lag of between two and three months."
- 21 A pattern or design. countable, uncountable
"Many designers consider leopard print rugs and carpeting to be classic floor coverings whose popularity spans centuries and continents."
- 1 To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine. transitive
"Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines."
- 2 put into print wordnet
- 3 To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.
"The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface."
- 4 write as if with print; not cursive wordnet
- 5 To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive. ambitransitive
"Print your name here and sign below."
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- 6 reproduce by printing wordnet
- 7 To publish in a book, newspaper, etc. ambitransitive
"How could they print an unfounded rumour like that?"
- 8 make into a print wordnet
- 9 To stamp or impress (something) with coloured figures or patterns. transitive
"to print calico"
- 10 To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something. transitive
"A look will print a thought that never may remove."
- 11 To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure. transitive
"Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, / That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod."
- 12 To inadequately conceal a weapon such that its outline or imprint is visible on the person wearing it. intransitive, slang
- 13 To display a string on the terminal. transitive
"However, when you print the string you can see only 11 characters (c, a, r, ', s,, w, h, e, e, l)."
- 14 To produce an observable value. ambitransitive
"On March 16, 2020, the S&P printed at 2,386.13, one of the worst drops in history."
- 15 To fingerprint (a person). transitive
"Maybe we'll get lucky; maybe he was printed for some minor infraction in some backwater town."
Etymology
From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta (“to write German letters”). Compare also Late Old French printer, preindre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).
From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta (“to write German letters”). Compare also Late Old French printer, preindre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).
From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta (“to write German letters”). Compare also Late Old French printer, preindre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).
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