What is "send away"

vb. 1 (context idiomatic transitive English) To dismiss from one's presence. 2 (context idiomatic transitive English) To send to a particular place for a long time, ''as'' a family member, an employee, etc.

1. v. stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: dismiss, send packing, drop]

2. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: hire]