"prints" in the noun sense

1. print

the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

"I want to see it in print"

2. print

a picture or design printed from an engraving

3. mark, print

a visible indication made on a surface

"some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"

"paw prints were everywhere"

4. print

availability in printed form

"we've got to get that story into print"

"his book is no longer in print"

5. print

a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)

6. print

a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)

7. photographic print, print

a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

"prints" in the verb sense

1. print, publish

put into print

"The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"

"These news should not be printed"

2. print

write as if with print not cursive

3. print

make into a print

"print the negative"

4. print, impress

reproduce by printing

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