sent off

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To send; to dispatch.
   • Have you sent off your application yet?
2. (intransitive) Synonym of send away (“to dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered”).
   • I'm going to send off for one of these fancy new wigs.

   Synonyms:

   send away

3. To emit; to emanate.
   • The human brain can send off power by thoughts and prayers.2003, Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results, →ISBN
4. To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area.
   • Down in the stands, Dean Thomas was yelling, "Send him off, ref! Red card!"2004, Lana A. Whited, The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon, →ISBN
5. To provide a celebration for someone who is leaving; give a sendoff.
6. A way of celebrating a batsman's wicket usually with some hand gestures that can result in paying a fine.
   • There was no flourish of trumpets and drums to send us off, no cheering crowds.2009, Craig M. Mullaney, The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education, →ISBN

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