send-up

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noun

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

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
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Noun
Expect a campy, send-up of beloved holiday TV specials. Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024 Back in 2007, Jake Kasdan and Judd Apatow made Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as a send-up of musician biopics, taking some pretty direct jabs at James Mangold’s then-recent Johnny Cash film, Walk the Line. Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
March 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-43 mission sent up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:05 p.m. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024 SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for send-up 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1958, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of send-up was in 1852

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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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