(~s, ~ning, ~ned)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a long thin object which you use to write in ink.
ballpoint ~: see ballpoint
felt-tip ~: see felt-tip
N-COUNT
see also fountain ~
2.
If someone ~s a letter, article, or book, they write it. (FORMAL)
She ~ned a short memo to his private secretary.
VERB: V n to n, also V n n
3.
A ~ is also a small area with a fence round it in which farm animals are kept for a short time.
...a holding ~ for sheep...
= enclosure
N-COUNT
see also play~
4.
If people or animals are ~ned somewhere or are ~ned up, they are forced to remain in a very small area.
...to drive the cattle back to the house so they could be milked and ~ned for the night...
I don’t have to stay in my room ~ned up like a prisoner.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed up