send someone packing
To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.
[T]he parliament, to their immortal honour, presently sent him packing.
send
/sɛnd/
noun 7verb 5name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
best, giant, sick, wrong
I accidentally sent the wrong email to my boss this morning.
VERB + SEND
didn't, form, hit, think, told, trending
I didn't send the form because I was waiting for your approval first.
SEND + NOUN
ambulance, baggage, brevity, doctor, greetings, marshmallow, parcel, reps
We sent an ambulance to the accident scene within minutes.
PREP.
in, in, on, out, with
I sent in my job application last week and I'm still waiting to hear back.
Definitions
verb
1
To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee.
She sends me a letter every month.
2
To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
I don't know what it is, but this music really sends me.
The train had an excellent whistle which sent me, just as Sinatra sends the bobby-sockers.
3
To bring to a certain condition, to drive.
“I suppose,” blurted Clara suddenly, “she wants a man.” The other two were silent for a few moments. “But it’s the loneliness sends her cracked,” said Paul.
4
To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand.
Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once.
See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head?
5
To cause to be or to happen; to bring; bring about.
God send him well!
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
noun
1
An operation in which data is transmitted.
In the sonification of the PDE code, notes are scattered throughout a wide pitch range, and sends and receives are relatively balanced; although in the beginning of the application there are bursts of sends […]
2
An icon (usually on a computer screen and labeled with the word "Send") on which one clicks (with a mouse or its equivalent) or taps to transmit an email or other electronic message.
Good thing I didn't hit send on that resume; I just noticed a bad typo.
3
Alternative form of scend.
thus we drifted, steadily trending with the send of each giant surge further and deeper into the icy regions of the south-west
the send of the sea
4
A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride.
5
A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track.
Why you're another bird that's fat again. No competition that's, that's the send.
name
1
A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England, south-east of Woking (OS grid ref TQ0255).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — cause to go somewhere
verb — cause to be admitted
- commit
- institutionalize
- institutionalise
- charge
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
send to Coventry
To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
The group decided to send the unpopular members to Coventry.
send away
To dismiss from one's presence.
The salesman was taking up too much time with his nonsense, so I sent him away.
send away for
To write to a business or other organisation, requesting a thing.
You can send away for a brochure about this hotel, if you like.
send shivers down someone's spine
To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.
Hearing that the killer escaped prison sent shivers down my spine.
Example Bank
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Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee.
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She sends me a letter every month.
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Some hooligan sent a brick flying through the window, and the bang sent us running out of the building.
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In the sonification of the PDE code, notes are scattered throughout a wide pitch range, and sends and receives are relatively balanced; although in the beginning of the application there are bursts of
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Good thing I didn't hit send on that resume; I just noticed a bad typo.
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thus we drifted, steadily trending with the send of each giant surge further and deeper into the icy regions of the south-west
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, send is marked as slang, archaic, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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