despatch

English Thesaurus

1. the act of sending off something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	departure, going, going away, leaving,
definition	:	the act of departing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	reshipment,
definition	:	the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship) (noun.act)

2. killing a person or animal (noun.act)

hypernym	:	kill, killing, putting to death,
definition	:	the act of terminating a life (noun.act)

3. the property of being prompt and efficient (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness,
definition	:	a rate that is rapid (noun.attribute)

4. an official report (usually sent in haste) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	account, news report, report, story, write up,
definition	:	a short account of the news (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	dateline,
definition	:	a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch (noun.communication)

5. send away towards a designated goal (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	send, ship, transport,
definition	:	transport commercially (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	bundle off,
definition	:	send off unceremoniously (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	route,
definition	:	send documents or materials to appropriate destinations (verb.motion)

6. the act of sending off something (noun.act)

derivation	:	send, ship, transport,
definition	:	transport commercially (verb.motion)

derivation	:	despatch, dispatch, send off,
definition	:	send away towards a designated goal (verb.motion)

7. killing a person or animal (noun.act)

derivation	:	dispatch,
definition	:	kill without delay (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay,
definition	:	kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb.social)

8. the property of being prompt and efficient (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	dispatch,
definition	:	dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently (verb.social)

derivation	:	expeditious,
definition	:	marked by speed and efficiency (adj.all)

9. an official report (usually sent in haste) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	despatch, dispatch, send off,
definition	:	send away towards a designated goal (verb.motion)

10. send away towards a designated goal (verb.motion)

derivation	:	despatch, dispatch, shipment,
definition	:	the act of sending off something (noun.act)

derivation	:	communique, despatch, dispatch,
definition	:	an official report (usually sent in haste) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dispatcher,
definition	:	employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service (noun.person)

11. the act of sending off something (noun.act)

derivation	:	send, ship, transport,
definition	:	transport commercially (verb.motion)

derivation	:	despatch, dispatch, send off,
definition	:	send away towards a designated goal (verb.motion)

12. killing a person or animal (noun.act)

derivation	:	dispatch,
definition	:	kill without delay (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay,
definition	:	kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb.social)

13. the property of being prompt and efficient (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	dispatch,
definition	:	dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently (verb.social)

derivation	:	expeditious,
definition	:	marked by speed and efficiency (adj.all)

14. an official report (usually sent in haste) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	despatch, dispatch, send off,
definition	:	send away towards a designated goal (verb.motion)

15. send away towards a designated goal (verb.motion)

derivation	:	despatch, dispatch, shipment,
definition	:	the act of sending off something (noun.act)

derivation	:	communique, despatch, dispatch,
definition	:	an official report (usually sent in haste) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dispatcher,
definition	:	employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service (noun.person)