to dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.-to rid; to free.-to get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.-to send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste.-to send out of the world; to put to death.-to make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.-the act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.-any sending away; dismissal; riddance.-the finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.-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.-a message transmitted by telegraph.