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

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Large groups of miners often go underground for months to maximize their profits, taking food, water, generators and other equipment with them, but also relying on others in their group on the surface to send down more supplies. Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025 By Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff For water to reach the cliffside Los Angeles neighborhood of the Pacific Palisades, water is sent down from the mountains of Northern California to a city reservoir where the water is then pumped uphill into one of three storage tanks holding one million gallons each. Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Then after Juan Soto led off the seventh with a double of his own, Crawford sent down Aaron Judge, Alex Verdugo and Anthony Volpe in quick succession to strand Soto at third base. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 July 2024 Adding Broberg and Holloway for under $2.2 million, then sending down Derek Ryan, Troy Stecher and Josh Brown would leave Edmonton cap-compliant (barely) with a 20-player roster. Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 7 July 2024 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

Dictionary Entries Near send down

Cite this Entry

“Send down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20down. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!