SEND-OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does send-off mean? 

• SEND-OFF (noun)
  The noun SEND-OFF has 2 senses:

1. an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture

2. a start given to contestants

  Familiarity information: SEND-OFF used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEND-OFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bon voyage; send-off

Hypernyms ("send-off" is a kind of...):

farewell; word of farewell (an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting)

Derivation:

send off (transfer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A start given to contestants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

kickoff; send-off; start-off

Context example:

I was there with my parents at the kickoff

Hypernyms ("send-off" is a kind of...):

start (the beginning of anything)