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express

adverb
  1. by express
    “please send the letter express”
adjective
  1. not tacit or implied
    “My express wish is to be cremated.”
  2. without unnecessary stops
    “an express train”
noun
  1. rapid transport of goods
    expressage
  2. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
    “They caught the express to the big city.”
    limited
  3. mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
    express mail
verb
  1. articulate
    utterverbalizeverbalisegive tongue to
  2. give expression to
    show
  3. send by rapid transport or special messenger service
    “They expressed the letter to Florida.”
  4. serve as a means for expressing something
    carry
  5. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
    “Can you express this distance in kilometers?”
    state
  6. obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
    “Italians express coffee rather than filter it”
    extractpress out
  7. to manifest the effects of a gene or genetic trait
    “Many of the laboratory animals express the trait.”