send-up

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noun

ˈsend-ˌəp 

: parody, takeoff

send up

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verb

sent up; sending up; sends up

transitive verb

1

: to send to jail

2

: to make fun of : parody

Synonyms

Noun

• burlesque
• caricature
• parody
• put-on
• rib
• spoof
• takeoff
• travesty

Verb

• burlesque
• caricature
• do
• imitate
• mimic
• mock
• parody
• spoof
• travesty

Examples of send-up in a Sentence

Noun

a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits

Verb

the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In an amusing send-up of Hollywood's penchant for making reboot characters related to original franchise players, the trailers also introduce children of George Kennedy's Ed Hocken and Simpson's Nordberg, the former of which is played by Paul Water Hauser. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025

Along with the elder Pullman and Zuniga, Mel Brooks will once again play the Yoda-esque Yogurt, and Rick Moranis is ending his long acting hiatus to return as the Darth Vader send-up Lord Dark Helmet. —Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

Verb

March 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-41 mission sending up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:56 p.m. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025

Both cases would be sent up to the Superior Court of Fulton County. —Martin Padgett june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1958, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for send-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup