1. (

• express ,
• show ,
• evince

) give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" ;

2. (

• 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" ;

3. (

• carry ,
• convey ,
• express ,

) serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" ;

4. (

• express ,
• state ,

) indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" ;

5. (

• express ,

) manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait" ;

6. (

• press_out ,
• express ,
• extract ,

) obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" ;

7. (

• express ,

) send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida" ;

1. (

• expressed ,
• uttered ,
• verbalized ,
• verbalised

) communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" ;

2. (

• explicit ,
• expressed

) precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" ;