send-up

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noun

ˈsend-ˌəp 

: parody, takeoff

send up

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verb

sent up; sending up; sends up

transitive verb

1

: to send to jail

2

: to make fun of : parody

Synonyms

Noun

• burlesque
• caricature
• parody
• put-on
• rib
• spoof
• takeoff
• travesty

Verb

• burlesque
• caricature
• do
• imitate
• mimic
• mock
• parody
• spoof
• travesty

Examples of send-up in a Sentence

Noun

a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits

Verb

the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The film is a send-up of just about everything that shaped ’80s pop culture, from hip-hop and sci-fi blockbusters to the decade’s biggest sports stars and kung fu movies. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025

In addition to a rollicking musical, a savvy inside-baseball send-up of the Hindi film industry, and a celebration of cinephilia as a sustaining life force, this nearly three-hour hunk of movie is a love story stretching across decades and lifetimes. —Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025

Verb

March 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-41 mission sending up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:56 p.m. —Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025

The second Ariane 6 launch will send up an optical spy satellite called CSO-3 for the French military. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1958, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for send-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup