send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British
: to suspend or expel from a university

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In an effort to remedy the situation, the Canadiens called up the hottest scorer on the Laval Rocket, Joshua Roy, and sent down Owen Beck prior to practice Monday. — Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025 Bronny, a rookie, was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers and briefly teamed up with his father earlier this season before being sent down to the franchise’s G-League development team. — Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025 Cal Fire officials said 45 engines from Northern California had been sent down to the southern region ahead of this week’s high-speed winds. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Athanasiou was recalled Friday, along with defenseman Wyatt Kaiser, while defenseman Nolan Allan was sent down to Rockford. — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of send down was in 1848

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