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send-off

send-off noun: a penalty for a serious infraction of the rules in which the player is ordered to leave for the rest of the game; red card. Also the alternative form of sendoff.

Noun

send-off (plural send-offs)

  1. A penalty for a serious infraction of the rules in which the player is ordered to leave for the rest of the game; red card
    • A send-off occurs when a player commits a serious violation and is ordered by the referee to leave the field for the rest of the game.2009, Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, Rugby For Dummies, →ISBN, page 333
    • Some of the players tried to heavy or sweet-talk the referee into reversing his decision, even as the threat of a send-off loomed.2009, Shireen Lolesi, Wives and Girlfriends, →ISBN, page 12

Also used as

send-off is also the alternative form of sendoff.

Forms of send-off

pluralsend-offs

Origin of send-off

Deverbal from send off.

Questions about send-off

What does send-off mean?
Send-off means a penalty for a serious infraction of the rules in which the player is ordered to leave for the rest of the game; red card.
What part of speech is send-off?
Send-off is a noun.
What is the plural of send-off?
The plural of send-off is send-offs.

Words near send-off in the dictionary

  1. send to dorse
  2. send to the glue factory
  3. send to the scaffold
  4. send up
  5. send word
  6. send-off
  7. send-offs
  8. send-up
  9. send-ups
  10. sendable
  11. Sendai

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