I
n.
praise
1) to pay smb. a ~
2) to lavish, shower ~s on
3) to return a ~
4) to angle for, fish for ~s
5) to bandy ~s
6) a backhanded, dubious, left-handed; nice, pretty; sincere ~
7) a ~ on (she paid him a nice ~ on his success)
II
v. ( D ; tr. ) to ~ on (I ~ed him on his performance)