English verb: send off | |||
1. | send off (motion) send away towards a designated goal | ||
Synonyms | despatch, dispatch | ||
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. | send off (contact) throw, send, or cast forward | ||
Samples | Project a missile. | ||
Synonyms | project | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impel, propel | ||
3. | send off (communication) transfer | ||
Samples | The spy sent the classified information off to Russia. | ||
Synonyms | get off, send | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||