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What does "send up" mean?
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Put in prison, as in He'll be sent up for at least ten years. [Mid-1800s]
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Cause to rise, as in The emissions sent up by that factory are clearly poisonous. [Late 1500s]
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Satirize, make a parody of, as in This playwright has a genius for sending up suburban life. [First half of 1900s]
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send up a trial balloon. See trial balloon.
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