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sending up

sending up is the present participle and gerund of send up.

Meaning of send up

Verb

send up (third-person singular simple present sends up, present participle sending up, simple past and past participle sent up)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see send, up.
    • Fears of war sent oil prices up by 10%.
  2. (transitive) To imitate (someone or something) for the purpose of satirical humour.
    • The programme accurately sends up the British Civil Service system at Whitehall.
  3. (US, slang, transitive) To put in prison.
    • The judge sent him up for three years.
  4. (transitive) To cause (something, e.g. sparks) to erupt.
    • Where the metal touched the asphalt, it sent up a shower of sparks.

Questions about sending up

What is sending up the present participle and gerund of?
Sending up is the present participle and gerund of send up.

Words near sending up in the dictionary

  1. sending someone to the showers
  2. sending to Coventry
  3. sending to dorse
  4. sending to the glue factory
  5. sending to the scaffold
  6. sending up
  7. sending word
  8. sending-off
  9. sending-offs
  10. sendings
  11. sendings off

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