send down
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Definition
- Verb:
- To expel or suspend a student from a university, particularly in a British context: The primary meaning refers to the disciplinary action of temporarily or permanently removing a student from their studies at a college or university.
Usage
- This term is specifically used in the context of higher education institutions, especially in the UK.
- It is a formal administrative action, often the result of a disciplinary hearing or serious academic misconduct.
- It typically implies a forced departure from the university, distinguishing it from a voluntary withdrawal.
Examples
- Verb:
- The university decided to send down the student for cheating on the final examinations.
- He was sent down from Oxford after failing his exams for the second time.
Advanced Usage
- While the core meaning involves suspension or expulsion from university, the phrase can sometimes carry a more general, informal connotation of causing someone to go to a lower place or state, though this is less common in formal contexts.
- The news of the economic crash sent down share prices across the board. (This usage is more metaphorical and not the primary definition.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sent-down (adj): Describing the state of having been expelled.
- He was a sent-down student trying to rebuild his career.
- Sending-down (n): The act or process of expelling.
- The sending-down was a shock to the entire college.
Synonyms
- Expel: To force someone to leave an institution permanently.
- Suspend: To bar someone from attending for a specific period, which may be temporary.
- Rusticate: A formal term, especially in British universities, meaning to suspend a student.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Send away: To order someone to leave a place. (Less specific to academia.)
- Kick out: An informal synonym meaning to expel or eject someone.
Related Idioms
- Get the boot: A very informal idiom meaning to be expelled or fired.
- He got the boot from university for his behavior.
- Be shown the door: To be told to leave, often in disgrace.
Verb
- suspend temporarily from college or university, in England