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to send rain

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  • send — v. (past and past part. sent) 1 tr. a order or cause to go or be conveyed (send a message to headquarters; sent me a book; sends goods all over the world). b propel; cause to move (send a bullet; sent him flying). c cause to go or become (send… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Send 'er down, Hughie! — sometimes Send her down, Hughie! or Send it down, Hughie! , is an idiomatic Australian phrase uttered in response to the onset of rain. It was in very common usage in the early 20th century, but is less common now. Interpreted literally, the phr …   Wikipedia

  • Send — Send, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sending}.] [AS. sendan; akin to OS. sendian, D. zenden, G. senden, OHG. senten, Icel. senda, Sw. s[ a]nda, Dan. sende, Goth. sandjan, and to Goth. sinp a time (properly, a going), gasinpa… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rain — n. & v. n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall of such drops. 2 (in pl.) a rainfalls. b (prec. by the) the rainy season in tropical countries. 3 a falling liquid or solid particles or objects …   Useful english dictionary

  • rain — rainless, adj. rainlessness, n. /rayn/, n. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter. Cf. drizzle (def. 6). 2. a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower: We had… …   Universalium

  • rain — [[t]reɪn[/t]] n. 1) mer water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops 2) mer a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower 3) mer rains, the rainy season; seasonal rainfall 4) mer weather marked by steady or… …   From formal English to slang

  • rain — /reɪn / (say rayn) noun 1. water in drops falling from the sky to the earth, being condensed from the aqueous vapour in the atmosphere. 2. a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower. 3. (plural) the seasonal rainfalls, or the rainy or wet season, in some… …  

  • rain — n 1. precipitation, raindrops; fine or light rain, serein, drizzle, sprinkle, Chiefly Dial. mizzle, mist; rainfall, cloudburst, rainstorm, shower, sun shower, thundershower, thunderstorm, electrical storm, thundersquall, squall, hurricane;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • send — I. verb (sent; sending) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sendan; akin to Old High German sendan to send, Old English sith road, journey, Old Irish sét path, way Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to go: as a. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rain — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German regan rain Date: before 12th century 1. a. water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere b. the descent of this… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Send 'er down Hughie — entreaty to God to make it rain …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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