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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.

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To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.

Noun
a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

Noun
a picture or design printed from an engraving

Noun
a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)

Noun
a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)

Noun
the result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white"

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Noun
a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"

Verb
put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple''s divorce"; "These news should not be printed"

Verb
write as if with print; not cursive

Verb
reproduce by printing

Verb
make into a print; "print the negative"


v. t.
To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.

v. t.
To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as, to print calico.

v. t.
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.

v. i.
To use or practice the art of typography; to take impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or the like.

v. i.
To publish a book or an article.

n.
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.

n.
A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental design upon an object; as, a butter print.

n.
That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or mold; as, a print of butter.

n.
Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large print; this line is in print.

n.
That which is produced by printing.

n.
An impression taken from anything, as from an engraved plate.

n.
A printed publication, more especially a newspaper or other periodical.

n.
A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping, especially calico or cotton cloth.

n.
A photographic copy, or positive picture, on prepared paper, as from a negative, or from a drawing on transparent paper.

n.
A core print. See under Core.


Print

Print , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Printed; p. pr. & vb. n. Printing.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See Imprint, and Press to squeeze.] 1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.
A look will print a thought that never may remove.
Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, Which in that field young Edward's sword did print.
Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.
2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod.
3. Specifically: 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. 4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as, to print calico. 5. (Photog.) 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. Printed goods, textile fabrics printed in patterns, especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.

Print

Print, v. i. 1. To use or practice the art of typography; to take impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or the like. 2. To publish a book or an article.
From the moment he prints, he must except to hear no more truth.

Print

Print, n. [See Print, v., Imprint, n.] 1. 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.
Where print of human feet was never seen.
2. A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental design upon an object; as, a butter print. 3. That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or mold; as, a print of butter. 4. Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large print; this line is in print. 5. That which is produced by printing. Specifically: (a) An impression taken from anything, as from an engraved plate. "The prints which we see of antiquities." Dryden. (b) A printed publication, more especially a newspaper or other periodical. Addison. (c) A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping, especially calico or cotton cloth. (d) A photographic copy, or positive picture, on prepared paper, as from a negative, or from a drawing on transparent paper. 6. (Founding) A core print. See under Core. Blue print, a copy in white lines on a blue ground, of a drawing, plan, tracing, etc., or a positive picture in blue and white, from a negative, produced by photographic printing on peculiarly prepared paper. -- In print. (a) In a printed form; issued from the press; published. Shak. (b) To the letter; with accurateness. "All this I speak in print." Shak. -- Out of print. See under Out. -- Print works, a factory where cloth, as calico, is printed.

To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.

To use or practice the art of typography; to take impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or the like.

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.

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Usage Examples

I did a twenty foot print and John Cage is involved in that because he was the only person I knew in New York who had a car and who would be willing to do this.

Growing up, I didn't give my grandfather's photography a second thought. I wasn't involved in his work, except that I helped my dad print his negatives.

Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print experience is what you get when you don't.

Education is when you read the fine print experience is what you get when you don't.

I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.

Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.

As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband.

For example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As a print reporter without the cameras, I was able to really test the quality of their minds and their knowledge base.

I did learn one great lesson from a past relationship, and that was to never talk about relationships in print again because I'd rather live my private life than read about it.

Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby. This is also true of religion, although you will not find me saying so in print.

I think it goes back to my high school days. In computer class, the first assignment was to write a program to print the first 100 Fibonacci numbers. Instead, I wrote a program that would steal passwords of students. My teacher gave me an A.

All images generated by imaging technology are viewed in a walled-off location not visible to the public. The officer assisting the passenger never sees the image, and the officer viewing the image never interacts with the passenger. The imaging technology that we use cannot store, export, print or transmit images.

I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are.

How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.

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