despatch

Noun
  1. An official report (usually sent in haste) (synset 106695539)
    is a type of: account, news report, report, story, write up - a short account of the news
    has: dateline - a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
    same as: communique, dispatch
  2. The property of being prompt and efficient (synset 105066981)
    "it was done with dispatch"
    is a type of: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness - a rate that is rapid
    same as: dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness
  3. Killing a person or animal (synset 100223115)
    is a type of: kill, killing, putting to death - the act of terminating a life
    same as: dispatch
  4. The act of sending off something (synset 100062110)
    is a type of: departure, going, going away, leaving - the act of departing
    subtypes: reshipment - the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship)
    same as: dispatch, shipment
Verb
  1. Send away towards a designated goal (synset 201958986)
    is a type of: send, ship, transport - transport commercially
    subtypes:
    • bundle off - send off unceremoniously
    • route - send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
    same as: dispatch, send off

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