dispatch

1. v. t. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform. Source: opted

2. v. t. To rid; to free. Source: opted

3. v. t. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily. Source: opted

4. v. t. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste. Source: opted

5. v. t. To send out of the world; to put to death. Source: opted

6. v. i. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business. Source: opted

7. v. t. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. Source: opted

8. v. t. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. Source: opted

9. v. t. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste. Source: opted

10. v. t. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches. Source: opted

11. v. t. A message transmitted by telegraph. Source: opted

12. n. an official report (usually sent in haste) Source: wordnet

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