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send away
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | send away - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"send packing, dismiss, dropgive notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"drop - terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket" | | 2. | send away - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminateretire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"clean out - force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"remove - remove from a position or an officesend away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" |
sendverb1. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination:address, consign, dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit.2. To direct or allow to leave.Also used with away:dismiss.Idioms: send about one's business, send packing, show someone the door.3. To direct (a person) elsewhere for help or information:refer, transfer, turn over.4. Slang. To move or excite greatly:carry away, electrify, enrapture, thrill, transport.phrasal verb
send forTo demand to appear, come, or assemble:call, convene, convoke, muster, summon.phrasal verb
send forthTo discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, throw off, vent.phrasal verb
send upInformal. To place officially in confinement:commit, consign, institutionalize.Translationssend away
send (someone or something) away1. To dismiss someone or something; to cause or compel someone or something to leave. I sent the butler away when I began to suspect that he was stealing from me. Please send her away—if she wants to see me, she can set up an appointment. The government send the inspection team away, much to the chagrin of the United Nations.2. To send someone or something off to some location. I'm sending the kids away to stay with my sister in Florida for the summer. I have to send my phone away to the manufacturer for a repair.See also: away, sendsend away for (something)To order something via the mail Back before the Internet, we used to have to send away for our hobby supplies from specialty catalogs.See also: away, sendsend someone or something awayto cause someone, a group, or something to leave. I sent the salesman away. The store sent away all late deliveries.See also: away, sendsend away (for something)to order something to be brought or sent from some distance. I sent away for a new part to replace the one that was broken. I couldn't find the part locally. I had to send away for it.See also: away, sendsend awayAlso, send off. 1. Dispatch someone or something, as in We send the children away to camp every summer, or I sent off that letter last week. The first term dates from the first half of the 1500s, the variant from the late 1700s. 2. Order an item, as in I sent away for those gloves last month but they haven't arrived yet. Also see send for, def. 2. See also: away, sendsend awayv.1. To request that someone or something leave or be taken away: I became sick suddenly and had to send my guests away. Send away the servants so we can talk in private.2. send away for To send a request for something, especially by mail: I sent away for some information on the university's graduate program.See also: away, sendsend away
Related to send away: come in handy, bevy of beauties, so much for, take account of, worse for wearSynonyms for send awayverb stop associating withSynonymsRelated Words- give notice
- give the axe
- give the sack
- sack
- send away
- can
- force out
- displace
- fire
- dismiss
- terminate
- drop
verb terminate the employment ofSynonyms- give notice
- give the axe
- give the sack
- sack
- can
- force out
- displace
- fire
- dismiss
- terminate
Related Words- retire
- pension off
- clean out
- furlough
- lay off
- squeeze out
- remove
- send away
- send packing
- dismiss
- drop
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