to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
to reproduce (a design or pattern) by engraving on a plate or block.
to form a design or pattern upon, as by stamping with an engraved plate or block.
to print calico.
to cause (a manuscript, text, etc.) to be published in print.
to write in letters like those commonly used in print.
Print your name on these forms.
Computers. to produce (data) in legible alphanumeric or graphic form.
to indent or mark by pressing something into or upon (something).
to produce or fix (an indentation, mark, etc.), as by pressure.
to impress on the mind, memory, etc.
to fingerprint.
to apply (a thing) with pressure so as to leave an indentation, mark, etc..
The horses printed their hoofs on the wet grass.
Photography. to produce a positive picture from (a negative) by the transmission of light.
to take impressions from type, an engraved plate, etc., as in a press.
to produce by means of a reproduction process.
to print in color; to print unevenly.
to make an image by means of ink, chemical action, etc., as type, engraved plates, etc..
This type is too worn to print cleanly.
to write in characters such as are used in print.
He'd rather print than use longhand.
to follow the vocation of a printer.
the state of being printed.
printed lettering, especially with reference to character, style, or size.
This print is too large for footnotes.
printed material.
a printed publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
a picture, design, or the like, printed from an engraved or otherwise prepared block, plate, etc.
an indentation, mark, etc., made by the pressure of one body or thing on another.
something with which an impression is made; a stamp or die.
a fingerprint.
Textiles.
a design or pattern on cloth made by dyeing, weaving, or printing with engraved rollers, blocks of wood, stencils, etc.
a cloth so treated.
an article of apparel made of this cloth.
something that has been subjected to impression, as a pat of butter.
Photography. a picture, especially a positive made from a negative.
any reproduced image, as a blueprint.
Movies, Television. a positive copy of a completed film or filmed program ready for showing; release print.
out of print, (of a book or the like) no longer available for purchase from the publisher.
in print,
in printed form; published.
(of a book or the like) still available for purchase from the publisher.
to reproduce (text, pictures, etc), esp in large numbers, by applying ink to paper or other material by one of various processes
to produce or reproduce (a manuscript, a book, data, etc) in print, as for publication
to write (letters, etc) in the style of printed matter
to mark or indent (a surface) by pressing (something) onto it
to produce a photographic print from (a negative)
(tr) to implant or fix in the mind or memory
(tr) to make (a mark or indentation) by applying pressure
printed matter such as newsprint
a printed publication such as a newspaper or book
in printed or published form
(of a book, etc) offered for sale by the publisher
no longer available from a publisher
a design or picture printed from an engraved plate, wood block, or other medium
printed text, esp with regard to the typeface used
small print
a positive photographic image in colour or black and white produced, usually on paper, from a negative image on film Compare slide
a fabric with a printed design
( as modifier )
a print dress
a mark or indentation made by pressing something onto a surface
a stamp, die, etc, that makes such an impression
the surface subjected to such an impression
See fingerprint
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English prent ( e ), print ( e ), prient ( e ) < Old French priente impression, print, noun use of feminine past participle of preindre to press 1 < Latin premere; (v.) Middle English prenten, derivative of the noun
Print is text, type, or writing — it's the words you write on paper or read in a book. If you print your name, you don’t write it in cursive. You write it so someone can actually read it. When something's "in print," it's been published. Another kind of print, besides text (letters, numbers, and characters), is the impression left by a finger (a fingerprint), a foot, or even an animal's paw. The verb to print means to write in clear, block letters, or to publish a copy of a book, newspaper, or magazine. If something's "out of print," it's hard to find because no one is publishing new copies of it.
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A collaged print by Liu Shiyuan presents a dizzying array of images—fruit, bees, jellyfish, shrouded figures, fabric samples—that is more disorienting than anything else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The plan does not cover print and digital media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Next week’s EIA report is also expected to print another smaller-than-normal build due to hot temperatures this past week and aided by lighter wind energy generation,” NatGasWeather.com says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mastering this unusual system has proved a challenge but an exhilarating one, with the print moving at 180 feet per minute, twice the speed of a conventional projector.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
I rapidly pressed the print button again and again, urging the machine to do its job.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
"It's what we call a tridactyl print. It's got these three toes that are very, very clear in the print."
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
“I don’t know what this is going to sound like in print. Suddenly, you hear yourself and you think, ‘Oh my God.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
“It’s all about the message that I’m asked to print. And that’s the line for me. If it goes against my beliefs, it’s just not something I can do.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
“College catalogs are already in print. Class schedules are arranged,” the president of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars telegraphed to Roosevelt.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021
“Not a particle. People believe almost anything they see in print. Does anybody here know how to spell ‘terrific’?”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Most critically, Lorizio points out, this news from the Treasury is not a return to “quantitative easing,” where the Fed prints new money and uses it to buy bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Weaker-than-expected U.S. labor data and softer inflation prints eased concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to remain aggressively hawkish, ANZ Research analysts say in a report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Jo Taylor from the Village's Indie Mart said mugs, key rings, prints and badges were all being produced, using artwork created by Martha King Slaye.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Mr. Markowski will never notice two extra frames, and I’ll sneak the prints into my purse as soon as they’re done.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
CTU bylaws say the union must annually “furnish an audited report” that “shall be printed in the Union’s publication.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Founded in 1987, AT&S initially made printed circuit boards before entering the IC substrate business in 2016, when it began serial production at a new plant in Chongqing, China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
If California ever printed its own money, he would be on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Its candidates wear things like suits printed with playing cards and steampunk-inflected top hats.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Her hair was swaddled in a beautifully printed scarf tied the same way Ella wore hers at night.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Same-day zirconia crowns are already offered in some dental practices, but they are typically produced by milling rather than 3D printing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Treasury isn’t printing money, the effect may be similar because it may issue short-term T-bills, which are like cash equivalents, to buy back longer-dated Treasurys, according to Coltman.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
News that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to move back to the UK is prominent across Thursday's papers with several printing late editions to fit it in.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Oxford Economics anticipates that manufacturers who stand to be most impacted include those in the cement, paper, printing, wood, clothing and electronics equipment sectors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
At four thirty, all the copy would go to the composing room, where the text was set into lead type for the printing presses in the basement.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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