write

1. to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe:

   Write your name on the board.

2. to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of:

   She wrote to thank us for the hospitality.

3. to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing:

   to write a check.

4. to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc.:

   to write two copies of a letter.

5. to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down:

   to write a letter to a friend.

6. to produce as author or composer:

   to write a sonnet;

   to write a symphony.

   Synonyms: create, draft, author, pen, compose

7. to trace significant characters on, or mark or cover with writing.
8. to cause to be apparent or unmistakable:

   Honesty is written on his face.

9. Computers. to transfer (information, data, programs, etc.) from storage to secondary storage or an output medium.
10. Stock Exchange. to sell (options).
11. to underwrite.

1. to trace or form characters, words, etc., with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means, or as a pen or the like does:

   He writes with a pen.

2. to write as a profession or occupation:

   She writes for the Daily Inquirer.

3. to express ideas in writing:

   He wrote about his trip to Borneo.

4. to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter:

   Write if you get work.

5. to compose or work as a writer or author.
6. Computers. to transfer into a secondary storage device or output medium.

verb phrase

1. 1. to put into writing, especially in full detail:

      My boss asked me to write up a report for the meeting on Monday, so I cancelled my plans and worked on it all weekend.

   2. to present to public notice in a written description or account.
   3. to document a violation, complaint, or charge against, especially in a recommendation for disciplinary action:

      Is it true that you were written up by your French teacher because you set a classroom dictionary on fire?

   4. Accounting. to make an excessive valuation of (an asset).
2. 1. to put into writing.
   2. to write in full form; state completely.
   3. to exhaust the capacity or resources of by excessive writing:

      He's just another author who has written himself out.

3. 1. to cancel an entry in an account, as an unpaid and uncollectable debt.
   2. to regard as worthless, lost, obsolete, etc.; decide to forget:

      to write off their bad experience.

   3. to amortize:

      The new equipment was written off in three years.

4. 1. to vote for (a candidate not listed on the ballot) by writing a full name rather than selecting an option on the ballot.
   2. to include in or add to a text by writing:

      Do not write in corrections on the galley.

   3. to request something by mail:

      If interested, please write in for details.

5. 1. to set down in writing; record; note.
   2. to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:

      He writes down to the public.