Commit and Express

• (v.t.) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.
• (v.t.) To confound.
• (v.i.) To sin; especially, to be incontinent.
• (v.t.) To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison.
• (v.t.) To join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with.
• (v.t.) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course.
• (v.t.) To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin or fault.

verb

• Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
  • usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • synonyms: perpetrate, pull
• Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
  • usage: "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
  • synonyms: give, dedicate, consecrate, devote
• Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.
  • usage: "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
  • synonyms: institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
• Confer a trust upon.
  • usage: "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
  • synonyms: entrust, intrust, trust, confide
• Make an investment.
  • usage: "Put money into bonds"
  • synonyms: invest, put, place
• Engage in or perform.
  • usage: "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
  • synonyms: practice

(DoD) The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.

noun

• Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system.
  • synonyms: express mail
• Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops.
  • usage: "he caught the express to New York"
  • synonyms: limited
• Rapid transport of goods.
  • synonyms: expressage

verb

• Give expression to.
  • usage: "She showed her disappointment"
  • synonyms: show, evince
• Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.
  • usage: "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
  • synonyms: verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
• Serve as a means for expressing something.
  • usage: "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
  • synonyms: carry, convey
• Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc..
  • usage: "Can you express this distance in kilometers"
  • synonyms: state
• Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait. )
  • usage: "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
• Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.
  • usage: "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
  • synonyms: press out, extract
• Send by rapid transport or special messenger service.
  • usage: "She expressed the letter to Florida"

adjective

• Not tacit or implied.
  • usage: "her express wish"
• Without unnecessary stops.
  • usage: "an express train"; "an express shipment"

adverb

• By express.
  • usage: "please send the letter express"

• (a.) Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement.
• (n.) A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels; also, a railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality.
• (a.) To denote; to designate.
• (n.) That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
• (a.) To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package.
• (n.) An express office.
• (a.) Exactly representing; exact.
• (a.) Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used adverbially.
• (n.) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
• (a.) To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
• (a.) To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and especially by language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
• (a.) To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflexively.
• (a.) To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble.