send

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. dispatch, forward, transmit, broadcast; impel, drive; slang, excite, move (see excitement). See transfer, propulsion.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To dispatch]

Syn. transmit, forward, convey, advance, express, ship, mail, send forth, send out, send in, delegate, expedite, hasten, accelerate, entrain, post, address, rush off, hurry off, get under way, put under sail, give papers, provide with credentials, send out for, address to, commission, consign; see also export .

2. [To deliver]

Syn. convey, transfer, pack off, give, bestow, grant, confer, entrust, assign, impart, utter, give out; see also sense 1 .

3. [To project]

Syn. propel, fling, hurl; see throw 1 .

4. [To broadcast, usually electronically]

Syn. transmit, relay, wire, cable, broadcast, emit, televise, conduct, communicate; see also carry 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

transport, transmit, deliver, transfer, convey, direct, remit, mail, post, ship, relay, wire, shoot, propel, throw, fire off, broadcast.

ANT.: receive, get

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination: address, consign, dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit. See MOVE. 2. To direct or allow to leave. Also used with away: dismiss. Idioms: send about one's business, send packing, show someone the door. See KEEP. 3. To direct (a person) elsewhere for help or information: refer, transfer, turn over. See MOVE. 4. Slang. To move or excite greatly: carry away, electrify, enrapture, thrill, transport. See EXCITE.