Send Off (Verb)
Meaning 1
Send away towards a designated goal.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The team's supporters gathered at the airport to send off the national soccer team as they headed to the World Cup.
- As the balloon soared high into the sky, the kids cheered as they had just send off their prize-winning entry in the local competition.
- The whole town came out to send off their brave soldiers as they embarked on their mission abroad.
- With great fanfare, the space agency successfully send off the probe to explore the distant reaches of Mars.
- The charity walkers had gathered to send off the brave adventurers as they set off on their charity trek around the world.
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Meaning 2
Transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The company will send off the funds for the new project to our partners in Japan.
- She sent the signed documents off to the lawyer for review.
- Please send off the report to the head office by the end of the day.
- The transfer was initialized, and the data will send off automatically to the server.
- The employee was ready to send the package off to the customer via express delivery.
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Meaning 3
Throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Troops were deployed to send off rockets at enemy positions from a distance.
- The catapult is a machine designed to send off large objects like heavy stones or boulders.
- During the battle, the soldiers had to send off grenades in the opposite direction of their own lines to avoid friendly fire.
- The cannon loaded and ready to send off a cannonball at the fort was damaged.
- The army decided to send off the first missile targeting the main enemy defense facility.