send away
verb
Forms sends away sending away sent away
- verb (idiomatic, transitive) To dismiss from one's presence. “The salesman was taking up too much time with his nonsense, so I sent him away.”
- verb (idiomatic, transitive) To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc. “We are going to send our son away to live with his uncle in America for a year.”
- verb (idiomatic, euphemistic, transitive) To imprison (someone). “the judge sent him away”
- verb (idiomatic, intransitive) To dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered. “We sent away for some of the items in the gardening catalogue.”
- verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see send, away.
Synonyms
lock up shut away dismiss send packing drop displace fire give notice can give the axe sack force out give the sack terminate
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