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Meaning of send down

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

send down

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To cause something or someone to pass from a higher to a lower place

  2. To suspend or expel (an undergraduate) from university.

    Example: He was sent down from Oxford for theft.

  3. To bowl.

  4. To commit (someone) to a prison term.

    Example: Eventually she was caught, and sent down for twelve years.