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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

   “I took the express into town.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   An express rifle.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   An express office.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   That which is sent by an express messenger or message.

8. Meaning 8 · adjective

   Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

9. Meaning 9 · adjective

   Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.

   “I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me.”

10. Meaning 10 · adjective

    Truly depicted; exactly resembling.

    “In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance.”

11. Meaning 11 · adjective

    (retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.

    “Some Wal-Mart stores will include a McDonald's Express.”

How this word is used

• Everyday “I took the express into town.”
• General “I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me.”
• General “In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance.”
• General “Some Wal-Mart stores will include a McDonald's Express.”

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