The Clue
Getting off (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SENDING
Tags
Notes
The answer SENDING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Ham's activity
Spoofing, with "up"
Definition
SENDING as a noun:
1. the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
SEND as a verb:
1. (send, direct) = cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
2. (send, send out) = to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept"
3. (mail, post, send) = cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
4. (transport, send, ship) = transport commercially
5. (station, post, base, send, place) = assign to a station
6. (send, get off, send off) = transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia"
7. (commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge) = cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
8. (air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit) = broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"