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print  (prnt)
n.
1. A mark or impression made in or on a surface by pressure: the print of footsteps in the sand. See Synonyms at impression.
2.
a. A device or implement, such as a stamp, die, or seal, used to press markings onto or into a surface.
b. Something formed or marked by such a device.
3.
a. Lettering or other impressions produced in ink as from type by a printing press or from digital fonts by an electronic printer.
b. Matter so produced; printed material.
c. Printed state or form.
4.
a. A printed publication, such as a magazine or newspaper.
b. Printed matter.
5. A design or picture transferred from an engraved plate, wood block, lithographic stone, or other medium.
6. A photographic image transferred to paper or a similar surface, usually from a negative.
7. A copy of a film or movie made from a negative.
8.
a. A fabric or garment with a dyed pattern that has been pressed onto it, usually by engraved rollers.
b. The pattern itself.
v. print·ed, print·ing, prints
v.tr.
1. To press (a mark or design, for example) onto or into a surface.
2.
a. To make an impression on or in (a surface) with a device such as a stamp, seal, or die.
b. To press (a stamp or similar device) onto or into a surface to leave a marking.
3.
a. To produce by means of pressed type, an electronic printer, or similar means, on a paper surface.
b. To offer in printed form; publish.
4. To write (something) in characters similar to those commonly used in print.
5. To impress firmly in the mind or memory.
6. To produce a photographic image from (a negative, for example) by passing light through film onto a photosensitive surface, especially sensitized paper.
v.intr.
1.
a. To work as a printer.
b. To produce printed material.
2. To produce something in printed form by means of a printing press or other reproduction process.
3. To write characters similar to those commonly used in print.
4. To produce or receive an impression, marking, or image.
adj.
Of, relating to, writing for, or constituting printed publications: a print journalist; print coverage.
Idioms:
in print
1. In printed or published form: denials that were to be found in print.
2. Offered for sale by a publisher: books that are still in print.
out of print
No longer offered for sale by a publisher: books that are out of print.

[Middle English preinte, from Old French, from feminine past participle of preindre, to press, alteration of prembre, from Latin premere; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.]

print
Verb
1. to reproduce (a newspaper, book, etc.) in large quantities by mechanical or electronic means
2. to reproduce (text or pictures) by applying ink to paper
3. to write in letters that are not joined up
4. to stamp (fabric) with a design
5. to produce (a photograph) from a negative
6. to fix in the mind or memory
Noun
1. printed content, such as newsprint
2. a printed publication, such as a book
3. in print
a. in printed or published form
b. (of a book) available from a publisher
4. out of print no longer available from a publisher
5. a picture printed from an engraved plate or wood block
6. printed text, with regard to the typeface: italic print
7. a photograph produced from a negative
8. a fabric with a printed design
9. a mark made by pressing something onto a surface
10. See fingerprint
See also print out [Old French preindre to make an impression]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.printprint - the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication; "I want to see it in print"
black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
fine print, small print - material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print"
2.print - a picture or design printed from an engraving
contact print - a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative
copperplate - a print made from an engraved copperplate
engraving - a print made from an engraving
graphic art - the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking
heliogravure, photogravure, gravure - an intaglio print produced by gravure
linocut - a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
lithograph - a print produced by lithography
mezzotint - print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade
overprint, surprint - something added by overprinting
serigraph, silk screen print, silkscreen - a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
3.print - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
fingerprint - a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
footmark, footprint, step - a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
trace - a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
mintmark - a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced
stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
hoof mark, hoof-mark, hoofprint - a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
line - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
4.print - availability in printed form; "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print"
accessibility, availability, availableness, handiness - the quality of being at hand when needed
5.print - a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
6.print - a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
7.printprint - a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
cutout - a photograph from which the background has been cut away
photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
proof - a trial photographic print from a negative
Verb1.print - put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
republish - publish again; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections"
gazette - publish in a gazette
2.print - write as if with print; not cursive
write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
misprint - print incorrectly
3.print - make into a print; "print the negative"
reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting"
lithograph - make by lithography
silkscreen - print by silkscreen
stencil - mark or print with a stencil
engrave, etch - carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"
etch - make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface"
4.print - reproduce by printing
write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
letter - set down or print with letters
typeset, set - set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics"
prove - take a trial impression of
offset - produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings"
overprint, print over - print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper
cyclostyle - print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil
boldface - print in boldface
italicise, italicize - print in italics

print
noun 4. photograph, photo, snap
noun 6. copy, photo (informal) picture, reproduction, replica
noun 7. type, lettering, letters, characters, face, font chiefly U.S. fount, typeface >> in print 8. published, printed, on the streets, on paper, in black and white, out
9. available, current, on the market, in the shops, on the shelves, obtainable >> out of print unavailable, unobtainable, no longer published, o.p.
Translations
print [prɪnt] n (= impression) → marca, impresión f; huella (= letters); letra de molde;
(fabric) → estampado;
(ART) → grabado;
(PHOT) → impresión f
vt (gen) → imprimir;
(on mind) → grabar (= write in capitals); escribir en letras de molde;
out of print → agotado
print out vt (COMPUT) → imprimir

print [prɪnt] n (= mark) → empreinte f (= letters); caractères mpl (= fabric); imprimé m;
(Art) → gravure f, estampe f;
(Phot) → épreuve f
vtimprimer (= publish); publier (= write in capitals); écrire en majuscules;
out of print → épuisé(e)
print out vt (Comput) → imprimer

print [prɪnt] n (Art) → Druck m;
(Phot) → Abzug m;
(fabric) → bedruckter Stoff m
vt (= produce) → drucken (= publish); veröffentlichen [+ cloth, pattern]; bedrucken (= write in capitals); in Druckschrift schreiben;
prints npl (= fingerprints etc) → Abdrücke pl;
out of print → vergriffen;
in print → erhältlich;
the fine or small print → das Kleingedruckte
print out print vt (Comput) → ausdrucken

print [prɪnt] n (mark) → impronta (= letters); caratteri mpl;
(fabric) → tessuto stampato;
(ART, PHOT) → stampa
vtimprimere (= publish); stampare, pubblicare (= write in capitals); scrivere in stampatello;
out of print → esaurito/a
print out vt (COMPUT) → stampare

print
n print [print]
1 a mark made by pressure a footprint; a fingerprint. afdruk أَثَر отпечатък stopa, otisk aftryk; -aftryk der Abdruck αποτύπωμα, πατημασιά huella, marca jälg رد؛ اثر jälki trace, empreinte טְבִיעָה छपाई lenyomat (vmié) jejak far, mark impronta, traccia (찍힌)자국 žymė, atspaudas nospiedums, pēdas cap afdruk avtrykk, spor, merke odcisk impressão urmă; amprentă след; отпечаток stopa, odtlačok odtis otisak avtryck รอยประทับ iz 印痕 відбиток; слід طباعت، چھپائي dấu vết
2 printed lettering I can't read the print in this book. druk الأحْرُف المَطْبوعَه، طِباعَه печат tisk, písmo tryk der Druck τυπογραφικά στοιχεία,γράμματα letra, caracteres trükikiri حروف چاپی painojälki caractères אוֹתִיוֹת דְפוּס छाप, निशान, प्रभाव betű(típus) cetakan prentletur caratteri 印刷 인쇄된 문자 šriftas druka; raksts cetakan gedrukte tekst trykkskrift druk impressão caractere шрифт tlač, písmo tisk štampa tryck, stil ตัวพิมพ์ baskı 印刷字體 шрифт, друк مطبوعہ الفاظ chữ in 印刷
3 a photograph made from a negative I entered three prints for the photographic competition. afdrukke صورَة فوتوغْرافِيَّه снимка kopie aftryk der Abzug (τυπωμένη) φωτογραφία copia fotokoopia عکس چاپی vedos épreuve תַּדפִּיס प्रति, फिल्म प्रति papírkép foto framkölluð mynd, (prufu)lappi fotografia 印画 인화된 사진 nuotrauka, atspaudas []kopija gambar foto bilde, kopi odbitka fotografia fotografie (făcută după negativ) отпечаток kópia kopija fotografija bild, fotografi, kopia รูปถ่ายที่อัดออกมาจากฟิล์ม fotoğraf, resim 照片 фотокартка; відбиток تصوير ảnh dương bản
4 a printed reproduction of a painting or drawing. afdruk نُسْخَة لَوْحَة أو صورَه репродукция reprodukce aftryk der Druck γκραβούρα grabado reproduktsioon تصویر چاپی taidejäljennös gravure הֶדפֵּס प्रकाशित nyomat cetakan eftirprentun stampa, riproduzione 複製 판화 reprodukcija reprodukcija gambar cetak reproductie reproduksjon, trykk reprodukcja reprodução gravură гравюра reprodukcia grafični odtis odštampana slika avtryck, tryck, gravyr ภาพพิมพ์ basılı resim 印刷品 репродукція پينٹنگ يا خاکہ نگاري کي مطبوعہ نقل bản in 印刷
v
1 to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc) The invitations will be printed on white paper. druk يَطْبَع печатам (vy)tisknout trykke drucken (εκ)τυπώνω imprimir trükkima چاپ کردن painaa imprimer לְהַדפִיס छापना, मुद्रित करना (ki)nyomtat mencetak prenta stampare 印刷する 인쇄하다 spausdinti iespiest, drukāt mencetak drukken trykke drukować imprimir a tipări печатать (vy)tlačiť tiskati odštampati trycka พิมพ์ basmak 印刷 друкувати چھاپنا، طباعت کرنا in
2 to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form His new novel will be printed next month. druk يَنْشُر كِتابا отпечатвам vydat udgive drucken εκδίδω publicar, editar avaldama چاپ کردن julkaista publier לְהוֹצִיא לָאוֹר प्रति तैयार कराना kinyomtat, kiad menerbitkan gefa út pubblicare 出版する 출판[]하다 išspausdinti iespiest menerbitkan drukken gi ut, offentliggjøre, trykke drukować publicar a publica публиковать vydať izdati objaviti ge ut i tryck, publicera พิมพ์หนังสือ basmak, yayınlamak 印刷出版 друкувати مطبوعہ شکل ميں شائع کرنا xuất bản 印刷
3 to produce (a photographic image) on paper He develops and prints his own photographs. maak afdrukke يَطْبَع صورَة فوتوغرافِيَّه проявявам reprodukovat fremkalde abziehen τυπώνω (φωτογραφία) imprimir, sacar una copia kopeerima چاپ کردن؛ ظاهر کردن vedostaa tirer une épreuve לְהַדפִּיס अंकित करना papírképet készít mencetak framkalla stampare 焼き付ける (사진을) 인화하다 daryti kopēt mencuci afdrukken framkalle, kopiere robić odbitki imprimir a scoate o fotografie печатать kopírovať kopirati razvijati kopiera ล้างรูป tabetmek 曬印(復制) друкувати کاغذ پر لانا rửa ảnh
4 to mark designs on (cloth etc) When the cloth has been woven, it is dyed and printed. bedruk يَطْبَع على القِماش щампосвам potisknout trykke bedrucken σταμπώνω estampar mustrit trükkima طرح دار کردن painaa kuvioita imprimer לְהַדפִּיס छाप या मुहर लगवाना nyom (szövetet) membatik þrykkja stampare 模様をそめつける 날염(捺染)하다 marginti, raštuoti []drukāt mencetak bedrukken trykke drukować estampar a im­prima набивать potlačiť potiskati štampati förse med tryck พิมพ์ลาย kalıp baskıyla basmak 在織物上印花 вибивати نقاشي کرنا in hoa
5 to write, using capital letters Please print your name and address. skryf in blokletters يَكْتُب إسْمَه بِحُروف كَبيرَه пишас печатни букви psát tiskacím písmem skrive med blokbogstaver in Druckbuchstaben schreiben γράφω με κεφαλαία γράμματα escribir en mayúsculas suurte tähtedega kirjutama با حروف بزرگ نوشتن kirjoittaa painokirjaimin, kirjoittaa isoilla kirjaimilla écrire en majuscules לְהַדפִּיס लिखना nyomtatott betűkkel ír menulis nota prentstafi (scrivere in stampatello) 活字体で書く 활자체[]로 쓰다 (pa)rašyti didžiosiomis raidėmis rakstīt drukātiem burtiem menulis huruf demi huruf in blokletters schrijven skrive med trykte bokstaver pisać drukowanymi literami escrever em letra de imprensa a scrie cu litere de tipar писать печатными буквами písať tlačeným písmom tiskati napisati štampanim slovima texta เขียนด้วยตัวพิมพ์ kitap harfleriyle yazmak 用印刷體寫 писати друкованими літерами بڑے حروف ميں لکھنا viết hoa 印刷
n printer
1 a machine that prints texts from a computer. drukker آلة طِباعَه принтер tiskárna printer der/die Drucker(in) εκτυπωτής impresora printer چاپگر imprimante מַדפֶּסֶת मुद्रण यंत्र nyomtató, printer printer prentari stampante 印刷業者 ?컴퓨터? 프린터 spausdintuvas printeris mesin cetak drukker skriver, printer drukarka tipógrafo tipograf принтер tlačiareň tiskalnik štampač skrivare, printer เครื่องพิมพ์ yazıcı принтер چھاپنے والي مشين máy in
2 a person who prints books, newspapers etc. drukker عامِل طِباعَه печатар tiskař trykker; bogtrykker der/die Drucker(in) τυπογράφος impresor trükkal کارگر چاپخانه kirjanpainaja imprimeur מַדפִּיס मुद्रक nyomdász tukang cetak prentari tipografo, stampatore 인쇄업자 spaustuvininkas iespiedējs pekerja bahagian cetakan boktrykker, trykkeriarbeider drukarz tipógrafo tipograf печатник tlačiar tiskar štampar []tryckare ช่างพิมพ์ matbaacı 印刷工人 друкар طابع، چھاپنے والا nhà xuất bản 印刷
n printing
the work of a printer. drukwerk طِباعَه печатане tisk trykning der Druck τυπογραφία, εκτύπωση impresión, tipografía trükkimine چاپ painanta impression הַדפָסָה छपाई nyom(tat)ás pencetakan prentun; prentiðn stampa 印刷術 인쇄 spausdinimas iespiešana, drukāšana pencetakan het drukken trykking, boktrykkerkunst drukowanie tipografia tipărire печатание tlač tisk štampanje tryckning, []tryckarkonst การทำงานของเครื่องพิมพ์ basma, baskı 印刷 друкування, друк چھپائي công việc in ấn
n printing-press
(alsopress) a machine for printing. drukpers مِطْبَعَه، آلة طابِعَه печатарска машина tiskařský lis trykpresse die Druckerpresse τυπογραφικό πιεστήριο prensa trükipress ماشین چاپ painokone presse typographique מְכוֹנַת דְפוּס मुद्रण मशीन, मुद्रणालय nyomdagép mesin cetak prentvél stampatrice, macchina da stampa 印刷機 인쇄기 spausdinimo mašina iespiedmašīna mesin cetak drukpers trykkpresse prasa drukarska prensa presă печатный станок tlačiarsky lis tiskarski stroj štamparska presa tryckpress แท่นพิมพ์ matbaa makinesi 印刷機 друкарська машина چھپائي کي مشين máy in 印刷
n print-out
the printed information given by a computer. drukstuk مَعلومات مَطْبوعَه من الحاسوب разпечатка výstup udskrift; print der Computerausdruck εκτύπωση impresión väljatrükk اطلاعات بیرون داده شده از طریق چاپگر tuloste impression תַּדפִּיס छपा हुआ, अभिलेख kiírás, -nyomtatás cetakan útprent stampa プリントアウト spausdinta informacija izdruka cetakan uitdraai (data)utskrift wydruk print-out print, material scos la impri­mantă распечатка výstup izpis odštampan materijal utskrift ขัอมูลที่พิมพ์ออกมา çıktı almak, kâğıda dökmek 電子計算機列印出來的(資料)文件 роздруківка کمپيوٹر کے ذريعہ دي گئي مطبوعہ اطلاعات dữ liệu in ra từ máy tính
in / out of print
(of books) available/unavailable to be bought from the publisher That book has been out of print for years. in druk, uit druk لَدَيْهِ فُرْصَة بالفَوْز او النَّجاح в наличие (ne)mít naději na med i kapløbet auf der Flucht με ή χωρίς ελπίδες επιτυχίας tener/no tener posibilidades (de) häid šansse omama, halbu šansse omama موجود؛ نایاب tahdissa, epätahdissa qui a des chances; qui n'a aucune chance (de) אָזַל, בִּמכִירָה अप्राप्य biti u utrci, ući u uži izbor van kilátása vmire, nincs kilátása vmire berpeluang /tidak berpeluang sukses eiga (enga) möguleika (possibilità di successo avere); (possibilità di successo non avere) 勝ち目がある[] (출판사에서) 입수할 수 있는, 절판되어 turintis/neturintis šansų gauti/laimėti būt izredzēm uzvarēt tdk dijual lagi in, uit de pas være med i/ute av konkurransen mający szanse, nie mający szans com/sem possibilidades care are/nu are deloc şanse să иметь шансы/не иметь шансов на успех mať / nemať nádej (ne) imeti možnosti u štampi i takt/otakt มี / ไม่มีการตีพิมพ์อีก kazanma şansı olma/olmama 有(無)成功的机會 у продажу; розпроданий موجود، غير موجود vẫn được in/ không được in nữa 成功的


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The only legitimate attachment to print stuff, I was told, was to print stuff in the form of blouse, tennis, or boating costume.
It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand.
She was hatless, but heavy braids of burnished hair, the hue of ripe wheat, were twisted about her head like a coronet; her eyes were blue and star-like; her figure, in its plain print gown, was magnificent; and her lips were as crimson as the bunch of blood-red poppies she wore at her belt.
 
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