SEND OFF


Meaning of SEND OFF in English

1.

When you send off a letter or package, you send it somewhere by post.

He sent off copies to various people for them to read and make comments.

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , also V n P

2.

If a football player is sent off , the referee makes them leave the field during a game, as a punishment for seriously breaking the rules.

The 30-year-old Scottish international was sent off for arguing with a linesman.

PHRASAL VERB : usu passive , be V-ed P

see also sending-off

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