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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(sports) A penalty for a serious infraction of the rules in which the player is ordered to leave for the rest of the game; red card.
A send-off occurs when a player commits a serious violation and is ordered by the referee to leave the field for the rest of the game.
Some of the players tried to heavy or sweet-talk the referee into reversing his decision, even as the threat of a send-off loomed.
Dally had a running battle with the referee, who accused him of kneeing an opponent — though, given a punch was enough to earn a send-off, perhaps the official was unsure of what he saw as Dally was not asked to leave the field.
The last regular steam-hauled passenger train between Glasgow and Helensburgh Central was given a fitting send-off from Queen Street Low Level at 11.2 p.m. on Friday, November 4.
A great send-off at the station for Stanley.
The medicine man gave the faithful animal a proper send-off into its next spiritual world.
You say: you should have seen it, you should have seen the send-off, the cheering crowds following us to the train, everyone joyful, clapping and shouting, cheering us on, it was like a festival to the triumphant sound of the Marseillaise.
In that coast of send-offs and farewells, how did one more send-off matter?
Use send-off when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Send-off means (sports) A penalty for a serious infraction of the rules in which the player is ordered to leave for the rest of the game; red card.
Common synonyms include kickoff, bon voyage, start-off.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A send-off occurs when a player commits a serious violation and is ordered by the referee to leave the field for the rest of the game.
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