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 After search efforts were halted, remote vehicles were sent down with sonar that plotted what exactly fell deep into the Patapsco River after the collapse, Butler said Wednesday. Dalia Faheid, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024 While a substitute surgeon was summoned, Sanabria was sent down to the ER. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024 Even if the arena language is not in the final budget, the governor has the power to send down a new bill or call a special session. Teo Armus, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024 The first year a grapevine is planted, no pruning is done since the growth of shoots and leaves provides carbohydrate that is sent down to develop a strong root system. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024 The team created sultry looks to pair with the corsets and catsuits that were sent down the runway. Essence, 13 Feb. 2024 The slide occurred on private property above the trail, sending down material that damaged sections of the bridge and sent debris onto the tracks. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024 Celia Rose Gooding in Pamella Roland Not everyone can pull off the standup pleats adorning the necklines of many gowns sent down the runways these days, but Celia Gooding, a best supporting actress nominee for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, carried it with ease. Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024 It’s set up a new confidential crisis hotline, and just recently sent down third party investigators. Elizabeth Endicott, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023

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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 16 Apr. 2024.

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