SUE

vt to clean, as the beak;

— said of a hawk.

2. sue ·vi to be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.

3. sue ·vt to leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.

4. sue ·vi to woo; to pay addresses as a lover.

5. sue ·vt to proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.

6. sue ·vt to follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.

7. sue ·vi to prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages.

8. sue ·vt to seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially.

9. sue ·vi to seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.