6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}or {Pent} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Penning}.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on-pennan to unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig. meaning, to fasten with a peg.See {Pin}, n. & v.] To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose. "Away with her, and pen her up." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pent \Pent\ (p[e^]nt), p. p. or a. [From {Pen}, v. t.] Penned or shut up; confined; -- often with up. [1913 Webster] Here in the body pent. --J. Montgomery. [1913 Webster] No pent-up Utica contracts your powers. --J. M. Sewall. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: pent- \pent-\ (p[e^]nt), pref. Same as {penta-}; -- used as a combining form before vowels, as in pentoxide. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pen n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows 2: an enclosure for confining livestock 3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: {playpen}] 4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: {penitentiary}] 5: female swan v : produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {indite}] [also: {pent}, {penning}, {penned}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pent adj : closely confined [syn: {shut up(p)}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pent See {pen}
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