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| advance |
to move or send forward. [1/14 definitions] |
| airmail |
to send (mail, packages, or the like) by air rather than by land or sea. [1/5 definitions] |
| banyan |
a large East Indian fig tree, the branches of which send down added roots which become supports. [1/2 definitions] |
| beam |
to transmit or send (an electronic signal). [2/8 definitions] |
| blow2 |
to move, force, or send along by means of an air current. [1/14 definitions] |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often fol. by "out" or "forth"). [1/2 definitions] |
| cable |
to send a cablegram to. [2/11 definitions] |
| chain letter |
a letter with a message or money-making proposal that instructs the recipient to copy the letter and send it to others. |
| circularize |
to send circulars to, or to advertise with circulars. [1/3 definitions] |
| circulatory |
of or pertaining to the circulatory system, the system of bodily organs, including the heart, arteries, and veins, that send blood and lymph throughout the body and return it, no longer containing oxygen, to the heart. [1/2 definitions] |
| consign |
to send or present (merchandise) to an agent to be sold or stored. [1/4 definitions] |
| delegate |
to appoint or send as an agent or representative. [1/3 definitions] |
| deliver |
to send or bring (something) to an intended destination or recipient. [1/9 definitions] |
| destine |
to specify for or send toward a particular place, end, or purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| detach |
to send (a group of soldiers or the like) on a specific mission. [1/2 definitions] |
| direct |
to send or aim towards a place or person. [1/14 definitions] |
| dish antenna |
a radio antenna with a round, concave reflector, used to receive or send satellite and microwave signals. |
| dismiss |
to send away or allow to go away. [1/4 definitions] |
| dispatch |
to send off to a specific place or for a specific purpose. [1/7 definitions] |
| drop |
to send, as a message. [1/17 definitions] |
| email |
to send by e-mail. [1/4 definitions] |
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