write
v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote
four novels" [syn: {compose}, {pen}, {indite}]
2: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every
week"
3: have (one's written work) issued for publication [syn: {publish}]
4: communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"
[syn: {drop a line}]
5: communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming
soon"
6: write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" [syn: {compose}]
7: mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese
characters on a big piece of white paper"
8: record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written
on the hard disk"
9: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally
accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled
the word wrong in this letter" [syn: {spell}]