| Noun | 1. | write up - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" newsletter, newssheet - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group bulletin - a brief report especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast exclusive, scoop - a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" | |
| Verb | 1. | write up - bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?"write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" | |
| 2. | write up - put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract" | |