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sent to the Tower

sent to the Tower verb: imprisoned; punished.

Verb

sent to the Tower

  1. (UK, colloquial) imprisoned; punished.

Origin of sent to the Tower

Referring to the Tower of London, a famous citadel used as a prison.

Questions about sent to the Tower

What does sent to the Tower mean?
Sent to the Tower means imprisoned; punished.
What part of speech is sent to the Tower?
Sent to the Tower is a verb.

Words near sent to the Tower in the dictionary

  1. sent someone to the showers
  2. sent to Coventry
  3. sent to dorse
  4. sent to the glue factory
  5. sent to the scaffold
  6. sent to the Tower
  7. sent up
  8. sent word
  9. sent-down
  10. sent.
  11. sentai

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