- [[t]prɪnt[/t]]v. t.1) pri to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate cylinder2) pri to reproduce (a design or pattern) by engraving on a plate or block3) pri to publish in printed form4) to write in letters like those commonly used in print:Print your name at the top[/ex]5) to indent or mark by pressing6) to produce (an indentation, mark, etc.), as by pressure7) to impress on the mind, memory, etc8) to apply with pressure so as to leave an indentation, mark, etc9) pht Photog. to produce a positive picture from (a negative) by the transmission of light10) pri to produce printed material:to print in color[/ex]11) pri to produce something in printed form12) to write in characters such as are used in print13) phv cmp print out, cmp to produce (data) in printed form; make a printout of14) the state of being printed15) pri printed lettering, esp. with reference to style or size16) pri printed material17) prinewsprint18) pri fia a picture, design, or the like, printed from an engraved or otherwise prepared block, plate, etc19) an indentation, mark, etc., made by the pressure of one body or thing on another20) something with which an impression is made; a stamp or die21) fingerprint22) tex cloa) a design or pattern on cloth made by dyeing, weaving, or printing with engraved rollers, blocks of wood, stencils, etcb) a cloth so treatedc) an article of apparel made of this cloth23) pht a photograph, esp. a positive made from a negative24) pri any reproduced image, as a blueprint25) sbz a positive copy of a completed motion picture ready for showing; release print26) cvb of or pertaining to newspapers and magazines:the print media[/ex]•Etymology: 1250–1300; ME prent(e), print(e), prient(e) < OF priente impression, print
From formal English to slang. 2014.