dispatch

  1. Verb.  To send a shipment with promptness.
  2. Verb.  To send an important official message sent by a diplomat or military officer with promptness.
  3. Verb.  To hurry.
  4. Verb.  (obsolete) To deprive.
  5. Verb.  To destroy quickly and efficiently.
  6. Verb.  (computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (''computing'', often with '''to''').
  7. Noun.  A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.
  8. Noun.  The act of getting rid of something quickly.
  9. Noun.  A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.
  10. Noun.  (obsolete) A dismissal.

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