verb
express
to force out liquid or air by pressure
She uses a breast pump to express milk for her baby.
Etymology
Latin exprimere means to press out. This physical sense preserves that literal action, as when pressure forces juice from fruit or air from a container.
More examples
- Press the grated ginger through a sieve to express its juice.
- Before the injection, the nurse expresses air from the syringe.
- The machine expresses oil from crushed seeds.
Forms
express · expresses · expressed · expressing
expression noun — Removal of liquid or air by pressure.