Dispatch

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business. See Synonyms at send1.
  • v. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly.
  • v. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
  • v. To put to death summarily.
  • n. The act of sending off, as to a specific destination.
  • n. Dismissal or rejection of something regarded as unimportant or unworthy of consideration: "[his] breezy dispatch of another Establishment fiction writer” ( Christopher Hitchens).
  • n. The act of putting to death.
  • n. Speed in performance or movement. See Synonyms at haste.
  • n. A written message, particularly an official communication, sent with speed.
  • n. An important message sent by a diplomat or an officer in the armed forces.
  • n. A news item sent to a news organization, as by a correspondent.
  • n. An organization or conveyance for delivering goods.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To send a shipment with promptness.
  • v. To send an important official message sent by a diplomat or military officer with promptness.
  • v. To hurry.
  • v. To deprive.
  • v. To destroy quickly and efficiently.
  • v. To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
  • n. A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.
  • n. The act of getting rid of something quickly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
  • v. To rid; to free.
  • v. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.
  • v. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste.
  • v. To send out of the world; to put to death.
  • verb-intransitive. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.
  • n. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.
  • n. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.
  • n. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.
  • n. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural
  • n. A message transmitted by telegraph.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • etc. See despatch, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. killing a person or animal
  • v. dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently
  • v. send away towards a designated goal
  • n. the act of sending off something
  • n. an official report (usually sent in haste)
  • v. kill intentionally and with premeditation
  • v. kill without delay
  • n. the property of being prompt and efficient
  • v. complete or carry out
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    putting to death    kill    killing    act    move    story    write up    report    account    news report   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accelerate    finish    conclude    expedite    hasten    speed    kill    slay    perform    rid   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rach    Thatch    Vlach    attach    batch    brach    catch    detach    drach    gatch   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    despatch    telegram    correspondence    celerity    message    rapidity    promptitude    resolution    mail    expedition