SEND (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY) UP


Meaning of SEND (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY) UP in English

send something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ send )

1 . to make something increase in value:

The oil shortage is bound to send prices up.

2 . British English informal to make someone or something seem silly by copying them in a funny way:

The film hilariously sends up Hollywood disaster movies.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.