Print Definition
prĭnt
printed, printing, prints
noun
prints
A mark made in or on a surface by pressing or hitting with an object; impression; imprint.
The print of a heel.
Webster's New World
A fingerprint.
Did the police find any prints at the scene?
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An object for making such a mark, as a stamp, die, seal, mold, etc.
Webster's New World
An object or mass that has received such a mark.
A print of butter.
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A cloth printed with a design, or a dress, blouse, etc. made of this.
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Synonyms:
verb
printed, printing, prints
To mark by pressing or stamping; make a print on or in.
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To press or stamp (a mark, letter, etc.) on or in a surface.
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To draw, trace, carve, or otherwise make (a mark, letter, etc.) on a surface.
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To write in individual letters resembling standard printed ones, rather than in cursive.
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To press (something, such as a stamp) onto or into a surface to leave a marking.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- calligraph
- do lettering
- letter
- impress
- let them roll
- put-to-bed
- take an impression
- start the presses
- pull proof
- see through the press
- compose
- set type
- go to press
- bring out
- disseminate
adjective
Published or reproduced by printing, especially in contrast to electronic publication.
A print newsletter.
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Relating to or involved in media based on printing, especially newspapers and magazines.
A print journalist.
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idiom
in print
- In printed or published form:
denials that were to be found in print.
- Offered for sale by a publisher:
books that are still in print.
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out of print
- No longer offered for sale by a publisher:
books that are out of print.
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in print
- in printed form; published
- still being sold by the publisher
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out of print
- no longer being sold by the publisher
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Print
Origin of Print
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Middle English preinte from Old French from feminine past participle of preindre to press alteration of prembre from Latin premere per-4 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French preinte, the feminine past participle of preindre (“to press"), itself from Latin premere (“top press").
From Wiktionary
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