To cause to go or pass from one place to another; despatch: as, to send a messenger.To procure the going, carrying, transmission, etc., of; cause to be conveyed or transmitted; forward: as, to send one's compliments or a present; to send tidings.To impel; propel; throw; cast; hurl: as, a gun that sends a ball 2,000 yards.To direct to go and act; appoint; authorize.To cause to come; dispense; deal out; bestow; inflict.To cause to be; grant.To turn; drive.To cause to go forward doing an act indicated by a verb in the present participle: as, to send one packing.To emit: as, flowers send forth fragrance.To convict of crime and imprison.To despatch a missive, message, or messenger; despatch an agent for some purpose.Nautical, to pitch or plunge precipitately into the trough of the sea.n. That which is or has been sent; a missive or message.n. A messenger; specifically, in some parts of Scotland, one of the messengers sent for the bride at a wedding.n. That which is given, bestowed, or awarded; a gift; a present.n. The impulse of a wave or waves by which a ship is carried bodily.n. Same as scend.