English noun: dispatch | |||
1. | dispatch (communication) an official report (usually sent in haste) | ||
Synonyms | communique, despatch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | account, news report, report, story, write up | ||
Part holonym | dateline | ||
2. | dispatch (act) the act of sending off something | ||
Synonyms | despatch, shipment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | departure, going, going away, leaving | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | reshipment | ||
3. | dispatch (attribute) the property of being prompt and efficient | ||
Samples | It was done with dispatch. | ||
Synonyms | despatch, expedition, expeditiousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness | ||
4. | dispatch (act) killing a person or animal | ||
Synonyms | despatch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill, killing, putting to death | ||
English verb: dispatch | |||
1. | dispatch (motion) send away towards a designated goal | ||
Examples | They won't dispatch the story | ||
Synonyms | despatch, send off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | send, ship, transport | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bundle off, route | ||
2. | dispatch (social) complete or carry out | ||
Samples | Discharge one's duties. | ||
Synonyms | complete, discharge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill | ||
3. | dispatch (social) kill intentionally and with premeditation | ||
Samples | The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot dispatch Sue | ||
Synonyms | bump off, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | burke, execute | ||
4. | dispatch (social) dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently | ||
Samples | He dispatched the task he was assigned. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
5. | dispatch (contact) kill without delay | ||
Samples | The traitor was dispatched by the conspirators. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||