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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He was sent down to the minors for good in September, having registered an 8.52 ERA in 13 starts that ranked dead last among the 170 starters with at least 50 innings pitched. Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 Or Helly is Helena, sent down to spy on the group when her innie remains locked up somewhere. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Large groups often go underground for months to maximize their profits, taking food, water, generators and other equipment with them, but also relying on others on the surface to send down more supplies. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Civic groups claim authorities also removed the ropes and pulley systems that the miners used to enter and exit a shaft and send down supplies. Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 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 23 Feb. 2025.

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