send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British

: to suspend or expel from a university

Examples of send down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ryan Walker, who began the season as the closer, was sent down in May after allowing 11 earned runs over just 15 ⅓ innings. — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

According to the prosecutor’s office, the goods to be destroyed were boxed on the 23rd floor of the Goodman Interlink facility in Tsing Yi, then sent down to the fifth floor to be shredded. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Catcher Brian Serven, instead, was sent down in Wilson’s place. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

With his first ball after the announcement filtered out, Stokes sent down a delivery that was edged by New Zealand batter Zak Foulkes to second slip where the catch was taken by Harry Brook, the man likely to take over as England test captain. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for send down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown