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sending
scend also send S0129800 (sĕnd)Nautical intr.v. scend·ed, scend·ing, scends also send·ed or send·ing or sends To heave upward on a wave or swell.n. The rising movement of a ship on a wave or swell.
[Probably alteration (influenced by descend or ascend) of send.]
send 1 S0129800 (sĕnd)v. sent (sĕnt), send·ing, sends v.tr.1. To cause to be conveyed by an intermediary to a destination: send goods by plane.2. To dispatch, as by a communications medium: send a message by radio.3. a. To direct to go on a mission: sent troops into the Middle East.b. To require or enable to go: sent her children to college.c. To direct (a person) to a source of information; refer: sent the student to the reference section of the library.4. a. To give off (heat, for example); emit or issue: a stove that sends forth great warmth.b. To utter or otherwise emit (sound): sent forth a cry of pain.5. To hit so as to direct or propel with force; drive: The batter sent the ball to left field. The slap on my back sent me staggering.6. To cause to take place or occur: We will meet whatever vicissitudes fate may send.7. a. To put or drive into a given state or condition: horrifying news that sent them into a panic.b. Slang To transport with delight; carry away: That music really sends me.v.intr.1. To dispatch someone to do an errand or convey a message: Let's send out for hamburgers.2. To dispatch a request or order, especially by mail: send away for a new catalogue.3. To transmit a message or messages: The radio operator was still sending when the ship went down.Phrasal Verbs: send down Chiefly British To suspend or dismiss from a university. send for To request to come by means of a message or messenger; summon. send in1. To cause to arrive or to be delivered to the recipient: Let's send in a letter of protest.2. Sports To put (a player) into or back into a game or contest: The coach is sending in the kicker.3. To cause (someone) to arrive in or become involved in a particular place or situation: The commander sent in the sappers. It's time to send in the lawyers. send off Sports To eject (a player), as from a soccer game, especially for a flagrant violation of the rules. send up Informal 1. To send to jail: was sent up for 20 years.2. To make a parody of: "grandiloquently eccentric but witty verbiage ... that would send up the nastiness of suburban London" (New York).Idioms: send flying Informal To cause to be knocked or scattered about with force: a blow to the table that sent the dishes flying. send packing To dismiss (someone) abruptly.
[Middle English senden, from Old English sendan; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]
send′er n.Synonyms: send1, dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit
These verbs mean to cause to go or be taken to a destination: sent the package by parcel post; dispatched a union representative to the factory; forwards the mail to their new address; routed the soldiers through New York; shipped his books to his dormitory; transmits money by cable.
send 2 S0129800 (sĕnd)v. & n. Nautical Variant of scend.sending- granulated sugar - So called because the last step in processing white table sugar is sending it through a granulator, where it is dried and formed into tiny grains.
- mission - First denoted sending the Holy Spirit into the world, from Latin mittere, "send."
- perennial - First meant "remaining leafy throughout the year"; plants living three or more years—dying aboveground and sending up fresh growth every year—are perennials.
- radio - An abbreviation of radiotelegraphy, the sending of messages by electromagnetic rays.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sending - the act of causing something to go (especially messages)causation, causing - the act of causing something to happentransmission, transmittal, transmitting - the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted |
TranslationsEntsendungmandanteотправлениеIdiomsSeesendEncyclopediaSeescendAcronymsSeeSNDGsending
Words related to sendingnoun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)Related Words- causation
- causing
- transmission
- transmittal
- transmitting
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