Definitions for sending

Overview of noun sending

The noun sending has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) sending

(the act of causing something to go (especially messages))

Overview of verb send

The verb send has 8 senses? (first 8 from tagged texts)

1. (79) send, direct

(cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation")

2. (20) send, send out

(to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept")

3. (20) mail, post, send

(cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written")

4. (14) transport, send, ship

(transport commercially)

5. (5) station, post, send, place

(assign to a station)

6. (5) send, get off, send off

(transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia")

7. (3) commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge

(cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison")

8. (2) air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit

(broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song")