send in

To deliver something to an organization, often by post or online, so it can be checked or used.

• Please send in your form.
• She sent in a photo for the competition.
• Have you sent your application in yet?

How to use it: send in something (Please send in your application by Friday.); send something in (You can send your answers in online.)

Similar words: submit, send, mail

Common phrases: send in something, send something in, send in an application

To make someone enter a difficult situation to help or take action.

• They sent in a rescue team.
• Should we send in more engineers?
• The mayor sends in police when crowds become violent.

How to use it: send in someone (They sent in experts to investigate the leak.)

Similar words: bring in, deploy

Common phrases: send in help, send someone in, send in experts

To order soldiers to enter a battle.

• They sent in troops at dawn.
• The commander will send in the infantry next.
• Why did they send in soldiers without air support?

How to use it: send in someone (The general refused to send in more soldiers.)

Similar words: deploy, commit

Common phrases: send in troops, send in soldiers

To choose a cricket player to go onto the field and hit the ball.

• The captain sent her in to bat.
• Who will they send in after the next wicket?
• They usually send in their strongest batter first.

How to use it: send someone in to bat (The captain sent Ravi in to bat.)

Similar words: put in

Common phrases: send someone in, send in someone