send up
[verb]
Synonyms: imitate, burlesque, lampoon, make fun of, mimic, mock, parody, satirize, spoof (informal), take off (informal)
[noun]
Synonyms: imitation, parody, satire, skit, spoof (informal), take-off (informal)

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send something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verb (see also send)

1. to make something increase in value:
The oil shortage is bound to send prices up.

2. British English informal to make someone or something seem silly by copying them in a funny way:
The film hilariously sends up Hollywood disaster movies.

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ˈsend-up noun [countable] informal
a film, article, show etc that copies someone or something in a way that makes them seem funny or silly Synonym : take-off
send-up of
a hilarious send-up of a Hollywood disaster movie

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send up
to sentence someone to prison
The judge sent the man up for seven years for robbing a bank.

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send up
v. phr., colloquial To sentence (someone) to prison.
Did you know that Milton Shaeffer was sent up for fifteen years?

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send someone up
to sentence someone to prison
The judge sent the man up for seven years for robbing a bank.

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