Antonyms for send-up

Grammar : Noun

Spell : send-uhp

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛndˌʌp

Definition of send-up

Origin : "a spoof," British slang, 1958, from verbal phrase send up "to mock, make fun of" (1931), from send (v.) + up (adv.), perhaps a transferred sense of the public school term for "to send a boy to the headmaster" (usually for punishment), which is attested from 1821.

As in lampoon : noun parody, satire
As in mockery : noun joke, parody
As in parody : noun imitation, spoof
As in satire : noun ridicule intended to expose truth
As in spoof : noun trick, mockery
As in takeoff : noun mockery, satire
As in travesty : noun spoof, ridicule
As in burlesque : noun bawdy show; vaudeville
As in caricature : noun exaggerated description in writing, drawing
As in lampoonery : noun satire
As in comedy : noun funny entertainment

Example sentences :

A horse hitched to the end of the chain hauls up the log, which is guided by the "send-up men" with their cant-hooks.
Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes

Synonyms for send-up

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