n.
1) to inflict ~es on (our forces inflicted heavy ~es on the enemy)
2) (sports) to hand smb. a ~ (they handed our team its first ~ of the season)
3) to incur, suffer, sustain, take ~es (to take heavy ~es)
4) to make up, offset, recoup, replace a ~ (to recoup one's gambling ~es)
5) heavy; light ~es
6) an irreparable, irreplaceable, irretrievable ~
7) a hearing; heat; memory ~
8) ~es in (~es in dead and wounded)
9) a ~ to (an irreplaceable ~ to our nation)
10) at a ~ (to be at a ~ for words)