Express

eks-pres', v. [-pre ed (-presf), -pre - ing.] To pre or squeeze out: to imitate; to represent and exhibit (an opinion or feeling) by a look, gesture, or esp. by language; to make known one's opinions or feelings, — used reflexively; to denote, designate to send by expre me enger.— a. Closely resembling; directly stated; made unambiguous clear; plain; explicit; dispatched with special speed or directne . — n. A me enger sent on a special errand; a quick conveyance for packages, commi ions, etc. [OF. expres, L. expre us, p. p. of expri- — rnere, to pre out, ex and primere, to pre .] Expre 'age, n. Charge for carrying a parcel by expre . — Expre ible, a. Capable of being, etc. — Expre ion, -presh'un, n. Act of expre ing, or forcing out by pre ure; act of representing; declaration; utterance; lively or vivid representation of sentiment, feeling, etc. look or appearance, as indicative of thought or feeling; mode of speech, phrase. (Alg.) The representation of any quantity by appropriate characters or signs. [OF.] — Expre ive, -iv, a. Serving to, etc.; indicative; full of expre ion; significant. — Expre ively, adv. — Expre '- ivene , n — Expre ly, adv. In an expre , direct, or pointed manner^ in direct terms; plainly.