send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British
: to suspend or expel from a university

Examples of send down in a Sentence

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The Dodgers deal did not include the option to refuse a minor-league assignment; the 26-year-old was sent down to the minors shortly before Opening Day as the Dodgers took him through a complete swing overhaul to adjust to the advanced velocities stateside. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 May 2025 The Mets called up left-hander Genesis Cabrera and right-hander Ty Adcock from Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday and sent down left-hander Brandon Waddell and right-hander Chris Devenski. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 Zeus now became impatient with them and sent down a water-serpent which seized them and ate them all up. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 Those who deteriorate enough to be deemed dangerous to themselves or others are sent down the road to jail. CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of send down was in 1848

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“Send down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20down. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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