send-up
1 of 2noun
ˈsend-ˌəp 
: parody, takeoff
send up
2 of 2verb
sent up; sending up; sends up
transitive verb
1
: to send to jail
2
: to make fun of : parody
Synonyms
Noun
- burlesque
- caricature
- parody
- put-on
- rib
- spoof
- takeoff
- travesty
Verb
- burlesque
- caricature
- do
- imitate
- mimic
- mock
- parody
- spoof
- travesty
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Example Sentences
Verb the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1958, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1
sends up
verb
as in parodies
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of the sitcom sends up the "trials and tribulations" of the rich and famous Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- parodies
- imitates
- mocks
- does
- mimics
- spoofs
- caricatures
- travesties
- burlesques
- plays
- plays up
- emulates
- reproduces
- performs
- simulates
- ridicules
- puts on
- satirizes
- pasquinades
- pretends
- monkeys
- lampoons
- derides
- parrots
- jibes
- replicates
- gibes
- acts
- dissembles
- overdraws
- apes
- duplicates
- stretches
- enhances
- personates
- pads
- feigns
- elaborates
- exaggerates
- copycats
- embellishes
- shams
- expands
- embroiders
- amplifies
- counterfeits
- mimes
- pantomimes
- magnifies
- fakes
- overstates
- fleshes (out)
- impersonates
- enlarges (on or upon)