print

verb

• 1produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper:a thousand copies of the book were printed
• produce (text or a picture) by a printing process:the words had been printed in dark 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: in 1923 he printed Yeats‘ ’Biographical Fragments'
• produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer):the results of a search can be printed out
• produce (a photographic print) from a negative: any make of film can be developed and printed

• 2write (text) clearly without joining the letters together:print your name and address on the back of the cheque

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

noun

• 1 [mass noun] the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style:she forced herself to concentrate on the tiny print bold print
• the state of being available in published form:the news will never get into print
• (usually the prints) informal a newspaper:the report’s contents were widely summarized in the public prints
• [as modifier] relating to the printing industry or the printed media:the print unions

• 2an indentation or mark made on a surface or soft substance:there were paw prints everywhere
• (prints) fingerprints:the FBI matched the prints to those of the robbery suspect

• 3a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography:the walls were hung with sporting prints
• a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency: please send a black-and-white or colour print to the editor
• a copy of a motion picture on film, especially a particular version of it: he screened his own print of the film at festivals around the world

• 4a piece of fabric or clothing with a coloured pattern or design printed on it:light summer prints [as modifier]:a floral print dress
• a pattern or design printed on a garment or fabric: the blouse is available in an assortment of colours and prints