send up

S s

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [send uhp]
- /sɛnd ʌp/
- /send ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [send uhp]
- /sɛnd ʌp/

Definitions of send up words

noun send up an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows. 1
verb with object send up to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college. 1
verb with object send up to cause to be conveyed or transmitted to a destination: to send a letter. 1
verb with object send up to order, direct, compel, or force to go: The president sent troops to Asia. 1
verb with object send up to direct, propel, or deliver to a particular point, position, condition, or direction: to send a punch to the jaw; The punch sent the fighter reeling. 1
verb with object send up to emit, discharge, or utter (usually followed by off, out, or through): The lion sent a roar through the jungle. 1

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Origin of send up

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; noun use of verb phrase send up, in sense “to parody”; compare earlier Brit. academic usage “to mock, scoff at”

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Parts of speech for Send up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Send up

send up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for send up

verb send up

attainted — Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
bitted — Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
bitting — Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.

noun send up

chaffing — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
grins — Plural form of grin.
laughs — Plural form of laugh.
mock — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

All 88 Synonyms of send up

Antonyms for send up

noun send up

landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.

verb send up

loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

All 2 Antonyms of send up

send up

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Definitions of send up words

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Origin of send up

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Parts of speech for Send up

send up popularity

send up usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for send up

verb send up

noun send up

Antonyms for send up

noun send up

verb send up

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