print

verb

• 1produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text, images, or designs to paper:a thousand copies of the book were printed
• produce (text or a picture) by printing:the words had been printed in blue type
• (of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages:the article was printed in the first edition
• (of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities:Harper printed her memoirs in 1930
• produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer):the results of a search can be printed out
• send (a computer file) to a printer or to another, temporary file.
• produce (a photographic print) from a negative:any make of film can be developed and printed

• 2write (text) clearly without joining the letters:print your name and address on the back of the check [no object]:it will be easier to read if I print

• 3mark (a surface, typically a textile or a garment) with a colored design or pattern:a delicate fabric printed with roses
• transfer (a colored design or pattern) to a surface:patterns of birds, flowers, and trees were printed on the cotton
• make (a mark or indentation) on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something onto it:he printed a mark on her soft skin
• mark or indent (the surface of a soft substance):we printed the butter with carved wooden butter molds
• fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone’s mind:his face, with its clearly drawn features, was printed on her memory

noun

• 1the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style:squinting at the tiny print bold print
• the state of being available in published form:the news will never get into print
• a newspaper or magazine: [as modifier]:the print media
• [as modifier] of or relating to the printing industry or the printed media:the print unions a print worker

• 2an indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure, especially that of a foot or hand:there were paw prints everywhere
• (prints) fingerprints:the FBI matched the prints to those of the Las Vegas drug suspect

• 3a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography:the walls were hung with wildlife prints
• a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency.
• a copy of a motion picture on film, especially a particular version of it.

• 4a piece of fabric or clothing with a decorative colored pattern or design printed on it:light summer prints [as modifier]:a floral print dress
• a printed pattern or design.