send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British
: to suspend or expel from a university

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Meriläinen was eventually sent down to the AHL, with James Reimer joining the team as a free agent. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 The Nationals recalled Andres Chaparro from Triple-A Rochester and sent down pitcher Riley Cornelio. CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026 In this case, the goal was to find chemicals that would act as electron donors, adding to the amount of current that could potentially be sent down the nanotube. ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 Gamow and Stern made a joke of it, speculating that perhaps new cars were continuously being made on the building’s roof and sent down for storage in the basement. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of send down was in 1848

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“Send down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20down. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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