Etymology

Verb

1. To copy something onto a surface, especially by machine.

   • Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines.
   • The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface.

2. To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.

   • Print your name here and sign below.
   • I'm only in grade 2, so I only know how to print.

3. To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.

   • How could they print an unfounded rumour like that?

Noun

1. Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.

   • Three citations are required for each meaning, including one in print.
   • TV and the internet haven't killed print.

2. Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.

   • Write in print using block letters.

3. The letters forming the text of a document.

   • The print is too small for me to read.

4. A visible impression on a surface.

   • Using a crayon, the girl made a print of the leaf under the page.

5. A fingerprint.

   • Did the police find any prints at the scene?

6. A footprint.
7. A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.
8. A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.
9. A copy of a film that can be projected.
10. Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.