send up
- condemn v.
- confine v.
- convict v.
- curb v.
- demoralize v.
- detain v.
- heighten v.
- imitate v.
- imprison v.
- jail v.
- lampoon v.
- mock v.
- parody v.
- restrict v.
- ridicule v.
- take off v.
- tease v.
- travesty v.
- twit v.
- burlesque n.
- caricature n.
- comedy n.
- lampoon n.
- lampoonery n.
- mockery n.
- parody n.
- satire n.
- spoof n.
- takeoff n.
- travesty n.
Example Sentences
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It was too late to climb and too dark to send up a drone, so he decided to wait for sunrise.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Who came up with the idea of using your red carpet appearances to send up celebrity culture?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Should a fire start, there’s an increased risk that it will spread rapidly and send up a large vertical plume, which can result in erratic fire behavior, according to the weather service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The eldest, Nancy, would send up the family and their friends in works of comic fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
“I know you’re probably preparing dinner, but Richard sent me down to see if you could send up a luncheon tray. We are simply famished,” she said with a nervous laugh.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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