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Send

/sɛnd/

The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement.

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📖 Definitions of "Send"

noun

1
The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement.

noun

1
An operation in which data is transmitted.
2
A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride.
3
A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track.

verb

1
To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.
"Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee."
2
To excite, delight, or thrill (someone).
3
To bring to a certain condition.
4
To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message, or to do an errand.
"Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once."

🔄 Synonyms of "Send"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
beamnoun	(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
directverb	Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
postnoun	A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
airnoun	(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
transmitverb	(transitive, intransitive) To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
stationnoun	A stopping place.
commitverb	(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
broadcastnoun	Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
transportnoun	To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
shipnoun	(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
get offverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
mailnoun	(now regional) A bag or wallet.
send outverb	To issue, dispatch or transmit.
institutionalizeverb	To establish as a normal practice.
send offverb	To provide a celebration for someone who is leaving; give a sendoff.
placenoun	(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Send"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
transmitverb	(transitive, intransitive) To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
chargeverb	To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.
transportverb	To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
mailverb	(now regional) A bag or wallet.
baseverb	(transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
institutionalizeverb	To establish as a normal practice.
placeverb	(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
broadcastverb	A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
commitverb	(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
postverb	(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
get offverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
send offverb	To provide a celebration for someone who is leaving; give a sendoff.
send outverb	To issue, dispatch or transmit.
stationverb	(usually passive) To put in place to perform a task.
directverb	To manage, control, steer.
beamverb	(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
shipverb	(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
airverb	(transitive) To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
forwardingnoun	The act by which something is forwarded.
delivered	(in combination) That has been, or will be, delivered in a specific manner.