pen
[verb]
write, compose, draft, draw up, jot down
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[noun]
Synonyms:
- enclosure, cage, coop, fold, hutch, pound, sty
[verb]
Synonyms:
- enclose, cage, confine, coop up, fence in, hedge, shut up or in

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Antonyms: unpen

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. pen¹ S2 /pen/ noun
[Sense 1,3: Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: penne 'feather, pen', from Latin penna 'feather']
[Sense 2: Language: Old English; Origin: penn]
[Sense 4: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: penitentiary]

1. [uncountable and countable] an instrument for writing or drawing with ink ⇒ pencil, biro:
a ballpoint pen
a felt-tip pen
in pen
Please fill out the form in pen.
a pen and ink drawing

2. [countable] a small piece of land enclosed by a fence to keep farm animals in:
a sheep pen ⇒ playpen

3. put/set pen to paper to begin to write

4. [countable] American English informal a short form of penitentiary

5. [countable] British English informal a penalty, used especially when talking about football

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. pen² verb (past tense and past participle penned, present participle penning) [transitive]
literary to write something such as a letter, a book etc, especially using a pen:
a song penned by George Clinton
pen somebody/something ↔ up/in phrasal verb

1. to shut an animal in a small enclosed area

2. be penned up/in to be restricted or forced to remain in a small place:
Norma felt restless and penned in.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pen
noun
ADJ. ballpoint, felt-tip/felt-tipped, fountain, ink, marker, quill | coloured
VERB + PEN use, write (sth) with
PEN + VERB write This pen won't write.
run out My pen's run out (= has no more ink).
PEN + NOUN nib
PHRASES pen and ink pen and ink drawings

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pen
̈ɪpen
See: poison-pen , slip of the pen

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

PEN
Penitentiary

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