print / print/ • v. [tr.] (often be printed) 1. produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.), esp. in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text, images, or designs to paper: a thousand copies of the book were printed. ∎  produce (text or a picture) in such a way: the words had been printed in blue type. ∎  (of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages: the article was printed in the first edition. ∎  (of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities: Harper printed her memoirs in 1930. ∎  produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer): the results of a search can be printed out. ∎  send (a computer file) to a printer or to another, temporary file. ∎  produce (a photographic print) from a negative: any make of film can be developed and printed. ∎  write (text) clearly without joining the letters: print your name and address on the back of the check | [intr.] it will be easier to read if I print. 2. mark (a surface, typically a textile or a garment) with a colored design or pattern: a delicate fabric printed with roses. ∎  make (a mark or indentation) on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something onto it: he printed a mark on her soft skin. ∎  mark or indent (the surface of a soft substance) in such a way: we printed the butter with carved wooden butter molds. ∎ fig. fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone's mind: his face, with its clearly drawn features, was printed on her memory.• n. 1. the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, esp. with reference to its size, form, or style: squinting at the tiny print bold print. ∎  the state of being available in published form: the news will never get into print. ∎  a newspaper or magazine: [as adj.] the print media. ∎  [as adj.] of or relating to the printing industry or the printed media: the print unions a print worker.2. an indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure, esp. that of a foot or hand: there were paw prints everywhere. ∎  (prints) fingerprints: the FBI matched the prints to those of the Las Vegas drug suspect.3. a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography: the walls were hung with wildlife prints. ∎  a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency. ∎  a copy of a motion picture on film, esp. a particular version of it.4. a piece of fabric or clothing with a decorative colored pattern or design printed on it: light summer prints ∎  such a pattern or design.PHRASES: appear in print (of an author) have one's work published.in print1. (of a book) available from the publisher: he was surprised to find it was still in print.2. in printed or published form: she did not live to see her work in print.out of print (of a book) no longer available from the publisher: the title I want is out of print.the printed word language or ideas as expressed in books, newspapers, or other publications, esp. when contrasted with their expression in speech.