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[print]
verb (used with object)
to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
to reproduce (a design or pattern) by engraving on a plate or block.
to form a design or pattern upon, as by stamping with an engraved plate or block.
to print calico.
to cause (a manuscript, text, etc.) to be published in print.
to write in letters like those commonly used in print.
Print your name on these forms.
Computers.to produce (data) in legible alphanumeric or graphic form.
to indent or mark by pressing something into or upon (something).
to produce or fix (an indentation, mark, etc.), as by pressure.
to impress on the mind, memory, etc.
to fingerprint.
to apply (a thing) with pressure so as to leave an indentation, mark, etc..
The horses printed their hoofs on the wet grass.
Photography.to produce a positive picture from (a negative) by the transmission of light.
verb (used without object)
to take impressions from type, an engraved plate, etc., as in a press.
to produce by means of a reproduction process.
to print in color; to print unevenly.
to make an image by means of ink, chemical action, etc., as type, engraved plates, etc..
This type is too worn to print cleanly.
to write in characters such as are used in print.
He'd rather print than use longhand.
to follow the vocation of a printer.
noun
the state of being printed.
printed lettering, especially with reference to character, style, or size.
This print is too large for footnotes.
printed material.
a printed publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
a picture, design, or the like, printed from an engraved or otherwise prepared block, plate, etc.
an indentation, mark, etc., made by the pressure of one body or thing on another.
something with which an impression is made; a stamp or die.
a fingerprint.
Textiles.
a design or pattern on cloth made by dyeing, weaving, or printing with engraved rollers, blocks of wood, stencils, etc.
a cloth so treated.
an article of apparel made of this cloth.
something that has been subjected to impression, as a pat of butter.
Photography.a picture, especially a positive made from a negative.
any reproduced image, as a blueprint.
Movies, Television.a positive copy of a completed film or filmed program ready for showing; release print.
adjective
of, for, or comprising newspapers and magazines.
print media.
print.
2abbreviation
printing.
/ ɪԳ /
verb
to reproduce (text, pictures, etc), esp in large numbers, by applying ink to paper or other material by one of various processes
to produce or reproduce (a manuscript, a book, data, etc) in print, as for publication
to write (letters, etc) in the style of printed matter
to mark or indent (a surface) by pressing (something) onto it
to produce a photographic print from (a negative)
(tr) to implant or fix in the mind or memory
(tr) to make (a mark or indentation) by applying pressure
noun
printed matter such as newsprint
a printed publication such as a newspaper or book
in printed or published form
(of a book, etc) offered for sale by the publisher
no longer available from a publisher
a design or picture printed from an engraved plate, wood block, or other medium
printed text, esp with regard to the typeface used
small print
a positive photographic image in colour or black and white produced, usually on paper, from a negative image on film Compare slide
a fabric with a printed design
( as modifier )
a print dress
a mark or indentation made by pressing something onto a surface
a stamp, die, etc, that makes such an impression
the surface subjected to such an impression
See fingerprint
Other 51Թ Forms
- unprinted adjective
- well-printed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of print1
Idioms and Phrases
out of print, (of a book or the like) no longer available for purchase from the publisher.
in print,
in printed form; published.
(of a book or the like) still available for purchase from the publisher.
Example Sentences
The front of Van Graan's notebook has 'Hunger – the best is yet to come' printed on it.
In 2017 several British newspapers printed details of leaked emails in which Beckham allegedly criticised the honours system and the honours committee.
“All ticket holders should have their tickets with them while in the area, either printed, digital or as a screen shot of the ticket.”
They hadn’t printed all the nameplates for the coaches yet.
JD Sports said it was waiting for a delivery of the new print colour and would be able to offer the service to customers soon.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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