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

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Athanasiou was recalled Friday, along with defenseman Wyatt Kaiser, while defenseman Nolan Allan was sent down to Rockford. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025 Neither Waldron’s season ERA of 4.91 or the fact he was sent down to Triple-A in August hint at any excellence in his first full big-league campaign. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Just 48 hours ago, his father — the elder Vinnie Hinostroza — was a member of the Predators and preparing for a trip to Milwaukee to play minor league hockey after being sent down by Nashville. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 That has been disputed by the civic groups, which won a court case to force authorities to allow food, water and medicine to be sent down to the miners. Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Mar. 2025.

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