sending-off

Red card consequence

A sending-off is an ejection from a sports match, especially in soccer, where a referee shows a red card to remove a player from the field: He received a sending-off for a dangerous tackle.

The term also describes a farewell gathering for someone departing: The office gave her a proper sending-off before she moved abroad.

sports-ejection

red card

Match ejection notice

disqualification · suspension · booking · yellow card · foul · misconduct · referee · marching orders · sin bin · penalty

farewell

goodbye

Departing salutation

valediction · leave-taking · sendoff · farewell party · last hurrah · swan song · au revoir · adios · sayonara · godspeed

departure

embarkation

Beginning a voyage

expedition · travel · boarding · launch · takeoff · pilgrimage · trek · emigration · relocation · setting out

Opposites
disciplinary action severity

sending-offverbal warning

Spoken notice of wrongdoing

yellow card · caution · warning · play on · reprieve

player status in match

sending-offcoming on

Starting to manifest

bringing on · introduction · inclusion · reinstatement · debut

departure event type

sending-offwelcome

Hospitable greeting offered

welcome party · welcoming · reception · homecoming · greeting

Family

send, sent, sending, sends, sender, send-off, senders

Familiarity
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Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated G