Meaning of 'print' (Webster Dictionary)
- A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or
indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another; as, the
print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the foot in sand or
snow.
- A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental
design upon an object; as, a butter print.
- That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or mold;
as, a print of butter.
- Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to
excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large print; this line
is in print.
- That which is produced by printing.
- An impression taken from anything, as from an engraved
plate.
- A printed publication, more especially a newspaper or other
periodical.
- A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping, especially
calico or cotton cloth.
- A photographic copy, or positive picture, on prepared paper,
as from a negative, or from a drawing on transparent paper.
- A core print. See under Core.
- To use or practice the art of typography; to take
impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or
the like.
- To publish a book or an article.
- To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea,
etc., into or upon something.
- To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or
mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
- To strike off an impression or impressions of, from type,
or from stereotype, electrotype, or engraved plates, or the like; in a
wider sense, to do the typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or
other publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to print
an edition of a book.
- To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,
to print calico.
- To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from a
negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the action of light
upon a sensitized surface.
Meaning of 'print' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- availability in printed form
Example in sentence:- his book is no longer in print;
- we've got to get that story into print
Meaning (2):
- the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
Example in sentence:- I want to see it in print
Meaning (3):
- a visible indication made on a surface
Example in sentence:- paw prints were everywhere;
- some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks
Meaning (4):
- make into a print
Meaning (5):
- put into print
Example in sentence:- The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce;
- These news should not be printed
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