send down
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send down (third-person singular simple present sends down, present participle sending down, simple past and past participle sent down)
- (transitive, Britain, Ireland) To suspend or expel (an undergraduate) from university.
- He was sent down from Oxford for theft.
- (cricket) To bowl.
- (transitive, slang) To commit (someone) to a prison term.
- Eventually she was caught, and sent down for twelve years.
- (baseball) To demote a player within the levels of professional baseball.
- After performing poorly for the first month of the season, he was sent down to the minor leagues.
Translations
to expel an undergrad from university
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to commit to a prison term
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