send v. (past
and past part. sent) 1 tr. a
order or
cause to go or be conveyed (send a
message to
headquarters;
sent me a
book; sends goods
all over the world). b
propel; cause to
move (send a
bullet; sent
him flying). c cause to go or
become (send
into raptures; send to sleep). d
dismiss with or
without force (sent
her away; sent him
about his business). 2 intr. send a message or
letter (he sent to
warn me). 3 tr. (of
God,
providence, etc.)
grant or
bestow or
inflict;
bring about; cause to be (send
rain; send a
judgement; send her victorious!). 4 tr. sl. affect emotionally, put into
ecstasy. øsend away
for send an order to a
dealer for (goods). send down
Brit. 1
rusticate or
expel from a
university. 2
sentence to imprisonment. 3 Cricket bowl (a ball or an over). send for 1
summon. 2 order by post. send in 1 cause to go
in. 2
submit (an
entry etc.) for a
competition etc. send
off 1
get (a letter,
parcel, etc.) dispatched. 2
attend the
departure of (a person) as a
sign of
respect etc. 3
Sport (of a referee) order (a player) to leave the
field and
take no
further part in the game. send-off n. a
demonstration of
goodwill etc. at the departure of a
person, the
start of a
project, etc. send off for = send away for. send on
transmit to a further
destination or in
advance of one's
own arrival. send a person to
Coventry see COVENTRY. send up 1 cause to go
up. 2 transmit to a higher
authority. 3 Brit. colloq.
satirize or
ridicule,
esp. by mimicking. 4 US sentence to imprisonment. send-up n. Brit. colloq. a
satire or
parody. send
word send
information. øøsendable adj. sender n. [OE sendan f. Gmc]
