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express
A	noun
	1	express, expressage
			rapid transport of goods
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚transaction; dealing; dealings ╚commerce; commercialism; mercantilism ╚commercial enterprise; business enterprise; business ╚transportation; shipping; transport ╚express, expressage
	2	express
			public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes a limited number of scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚conveyance; transport ╚public transport ╚express
	3	express, express mail
			mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message ╚mail ╚express, express mail ╚pony express
B	verb
	1	express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
			articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

	2	express, show, evince
			give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚express, show, evince ╚smile ╚beam ╚menace ╚stress; emphasize; emphasise; punctuate; accent; accentuate ╚give voice; formulate; word; phrase; articulate ╚vent; ventilate; give vent ╚exude ╚give ╚imply ╚suggest; evoke; paint a picture ╚burst out ╚imply; connote ╚sneer
	3	express
			send my rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transfer ╚mail; post; send ╚express
	4	carry, convey, express
			serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚carry, convey, express ╚quantify; measure
	5	express, state
			indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚mean; intend ╚denote; refer ╚express, state ╚vote ╚vote
	6	press out, express, extract
			obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚press out, express, extract ╚ream
	7	express
			manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transfer ╚convey; transmit; communicate ╚communicate; pass on; pass; put across ╚reveal; display; show ╚express
C	adjective
	1	express
			not tacit or implied; "her express wish"

	2	express
			without unnecessary stops; "an express train"; "an express shipment"

D	adverb
	1	express
			by express; "please send the letter express"

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