pen

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UK /pen/ 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

pen

 noun

1 a thing that you use for writing with a coloured liquid (called ink)

2 a small piece of ground with a fence around it for keeping farm animals in

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

pen

I. pen1 S2 /pen/ BrE AmE 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

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pen

pen [pen pens penned penning] noun, verb   [pen]    [pen] 

noun
1. (often in compounds) an instrument made of plastic or metal used for writing with ink
pen and ink
• a new book from the pen of Martin Amis

see also  ballpoint pen, felt-tip pen, fountain pen

2. a small piece of land surrounded by a fence in which farm animals are kept

• a sheep pen

3. (NAmE, slang) =  penitentiary 
more at a slip of the pen/tongue at  slip  n.  
Word Origin:
n. sense 1 and v. sense 1 Middle English Old French penne Latin penna ‘feather’ late Latin ‘pen’
v. sense 2 and n. sense 2 Old English penn
 
Example Bank:
His pen was poised, ready to sign his name.
I grabbed a pen and began taking notes.
Let me grab a pen.
My pen's run out.
The President has yet to wield his veto pen to block a bill.
This pen won't write.
• pen and ink drawings

Idioms: pen is mightier than the sword  put pen to paper

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

pen / pen / noun [ C ] (FOR WRITING)

A1 a long, thin object used for writing or drawing with ink:

a fountain/ballpoint/felt-tip pen

Don't write in pen (= using a pen) , or you won't be able to rub out any mistakes you make.

See picture office equipment 2

 

pen / pen / noun [ C ] (ENCLOSED SPACE)

a small area surrounded by a fence, especially one in which animals are kept:

a sheep/pig pen

→  See also playpen

US slang for penitentiary :

He served nine years in the state pen.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

pen

/pen/
(pens, penning, penned)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
A pen is a long thin object which you use to write in ink.
ballpoint pen: see ballpoint
felt-tip pen: see felt-tip
N-COUNT
see also fountain pen

2.
If someone pens a letter, article, or book, they write it. (FORMAL)
She penned a short memo to his private secretary.
VERB: V n to n, also V n n

3.
A pen is also a small area with a fence round it in which farm animals are kept for a short time.
...a holding pen for sheep...
= enclosure
N-COUNT
see also playpen

4.
If people or animals are penned somewhere or are penned 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 penned for the night...
I don’t have to stay in my room penned up like a prisoner.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed up

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

1pen /ˈpɛn/ noun, pl pens : a writing instrument that uses ink

[count]

• She signed her name with a pen.

[noncount]

• She signed her name in pen.
- compare pencil
put/set pen to paper : to write or begin to write something
• She thought about writing a novel for several years before she finally put pen to paper.

- compare 3pen, 5pen

3pen noun, pl pens [count] : a small enclosed area for farm animals
• a sheep pen

- compare 1pen 5pen

pen

5pen noun
the pen US informal : prison
• He was sent to the pen [=the penitentiary] for armed robbery.

- compare 1pen 3pen