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What does "send" mean?
send around
to put into circulation
send away
to dispatch or banish
send down
Brit. to suspend or expel from a university
send flying
- to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly
- to stagger or repel, as with a blow
- to put to flight; rout
- to scatter abruptly in all directions
send for
- to ask for the arrival of; summon
- to place an order for; make a request for delivery of
send forth
to be a source of; cause to appear; give out or forth; produce, emit, utter, etc.
send in
- to dispatch, hand in, or send to a central point or to one receiving
- to put (a player) into a game or contest
send off
- to mail or dispatch (a letter, gift, etc.)
- to dismiss
- to give a send-off to
send out
- to dispatch, distribute, issue, mail, etc. from a central point
- to send forth
- to send someone on an errand (for something)
send up
- to cause to rise, climb, or go up
- â Informal to sentence to prison
- Brit., Informal to make seem ridiculous, esp. by parody
See send in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms
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