n.
1) to speak, talk ~
2) to put up with, tolerate ~
3) ( colloq. ) ( AE ) to cut the ~
4) arrant ( lit. ), complete, outright, perfect, pure, sheer, total, utter ~
5) ~ to + int. (it was sheer ~ to trust them)
6) ( misc. ) ( BE ) to make ~ of ('to spoil') (the recession made ~ of our plans for expansion)