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Definitions for Writ

[1] Law . a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
[2] something written; a writing: sacred writ.
[3] a simple past tense and past participle of write.
[4] 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.
[5] to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of.
[6] to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing: to write a check.
[7] to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc.: to write two copies of a letter.
[8] to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down: to write a letter to a friend.
[9] to produce as author or composer: to write a sonnet; to write a symphony.
[10] to trace significant characters on, or mark or cover with writing.
[11] to cause to be apparent or unmistakable: Honesty is written on his face.
[12] Computers . to transfer (information, data, programs, etc.) from storage to secondary storage or an output medium.
[13] Stock Exchange . to sell (options).
[14] to underwrite.
[15] 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.
[16] to write as a profession or occupation: She writes for the Daily Inquirer.
[17] to express ideas in writing.
[18] to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter: Write if you get work.
[19] to compose or work as a writer or author.
[20] Computers . to write into a secondary storage device or output medium.
[21] write down , to set down in writing; record; note. to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience: He writes down to the public.
[22] write in , to vote for (a candidate not listed on the ballot) by writing his or her name on the ballot. to include in or add to a text by writing: Do not write in corrections on the galley. to request something by mail: If interested, please write in for details.
[23] write off , to cancel an entry in an account, as an unpaid and uncollectable debt. to regard as worthless, lost, obsolete, etc.; decide to forget: to write off their bad experience. to amortize: The new equipment was written off in three years.
[24] write out , to put into writing. to write in full form; state completely. to exhaust the capacity or resources of by excessive writing: He's just another author who has written himself out.
[25] write up , to put into writing, especially in full detail: Write up a report. to present to public notice in a written description or account. Accounting . to make an excessive valuation of (an asset).
[26] law (formerly) a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act Official name: claim
[27] archaic a piece or body of writing Holy Writ
[28] archaic , or dialect a past tense and past participle of write
[29] writ large plain to see; very obvious
[30] to draw or mark (symbols, words, etc) on a surface, usually paper, with a pen, pencil, or other instrument
[31] to describe or record (ideas, experiences, etc) in writing
[32] to compose (a letter) to or correspond regularly with (a person, organization, etc)
[33] (tr; may take a clause as object) to say or communicate by letter he wrote that he was on his way
[34] (tr) informal , mainly US and Canadian to send a letter to (a person, etc)
[35] to write (words) in cursive as opposed to printed style
[36] (tr) to be sufficiently familiar with (a specified style, language, etc) to use it in writing
[37] to be the author or composer of (books, music, etc)
[38] (tr) to fill in the details for (a document, form, etc)
[39] (tr) to draw up or draft
[40] (tr) to produce by writing he wrote ten pages
[41] (tr) to show clearly envy was written all over his face
[42] (tr) to spell, inscribe, or entitle
[43] (tr) to ordain or prophesy it is written
[44] (tr) to sit (an examination)
[45] (intr) to produce writing as specified
[46] computing to record (data) in a location in a storage device Compare read 1 (def. 16)
[47] (tr) Compare underwrite (def. 3a)

Words related to Writ

summons, decree, process, prescript, paper, command, subpoena, mandate, document, warrant, replevin

Words nearby Writ

wristdrop, wristlet, wristlock, wristwatch, wristy, writ, writ large, writ of assistance, writ of certiorari, writ of election, writ of error

Origin of Writ

ebefore 900; Middle English writen, Old English wrītan; cognate with Old Saxon wrītan to cut, write, German reissen to tear, draw, Old Norse rīta to score, write

Words that may be confused with Writ

eright, rite, wright, write

Other words from Writ

mis·write , verb (used with object), mis·wrote, mis·writ·ten, mis·writ·ing.

Word origin for Writ

eOld English wrītan (originally: to scratch runes into bark); related to Old Frisian wrīta, Old Norse rīta, Old High German rīzan (German reissen to tear)

Synonyms for Writ

summons, command, decree, document, mandate, paper, prescript, process, subpoena, warrant, habeas corpus, replevin