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  1. 4 meanings: 1. slang to send to prison 2. British informal to make fun of, esp by doing an imitation or parody of send-up 3..... Click for more definitions.

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      A send-up is a piece of writing or acting in which someone...

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      A city in central Japan, on NE Honshu; severely damaged...

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      Synonyms for SEND-UP in English: parody, take-off, satire,...

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      To ostracize or ignore.... Click for English pronunciations,...

  2. Definition of send-up noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  3. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English send something/somebodyup phrasal verb 1 VALUE to make something increase in value The oil shortage is bound to send prices up. 2 British English informal MAKE FUN OF to make someone or something seem silly by copying them in a funny way The film hilariously sends up Hollywood disaster movies ...

  4. The meaning of SEND-UP is parody, takeoff. Noun a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits Verb the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous

  5. SEND SOMEONE UP meaning: 1. to send someone to prison: 2. to make someone or something seem stupid by copying him, her, or…. Learn more.

  6. The earliest known use of the noun send-up is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for send-up is from 1958, in the writing of Angus Wilson, novelist and biographer. send-up is formed within English, by derivation.

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  8. Send-up definition: an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff. See examples of SEND-UP used in a sentence.

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