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Noun: send-off  send óf
  1. An organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
    "Friends gathered at the airport to give them a proper send-off";
    - bon voyage
     
  2. A start given to contestants
    "I was there with my parents at the send-off";
    - kickoff, start-off
Verb: send off  send óf
  1. Send away towards a designated goal
    "The company sent off the goods to the customer";
    - dispatch, despatch [Brit]
     
  2. Throw, send, or cast forward
    "send off a missile";
    - project

Derived forms: sends off, send-offs, sent off, sending off

See also: transport

Type of: farewell, impel, propel, send, ship, start, transport, word of farewell

Encyclopedia: Send-off

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