noun
a short account of the news
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the report of his speech
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the story was on the 11 o'clock news
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the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
• Syn: ↑report, ↑news report, ↑story, ↑account
• Hypernyms: ↑news
• Hyponyms:
↑newsletter, ↑newssheet, ↑bulletin, ↑dispatch, ↑despatch, ↑communique, ↑urban legend, ↑exclusive, ↑scoop
verb
1. bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation (Freq. 1)
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The New York Times wrote him up last week
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Did your boss write you up?
• Hypernyms: ↑write
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
2. put into writing; write in complete form
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write out a contract
• Syn: ↑write out
• Topics: ↑writing, ↑authorship, ↑composition, ↑penning
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Did he write up his major works over a short period of time?
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write up [phrasal verb]
1 write (something) up or write up (something) : to describe (something) in a detailed written account
A music critic wrote up the rock concert.
— see also ↑write-up
2 write (someone) up or write up (someone) US : to produce an official document that reports (someone) to an authority to be punished
The teacher wrote up the boy for throwing food at his classmates.
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Main Entry: ↑write
Useful english dictionary. 2012.