n.
1) to grab, seize, take an ~
2) to afford, give, offer an ~
3) to find; have an ~
4) to lose an ~
5) a fleeting; lost, missed ~
6) ( AE ) equal ~ ('government policy of giving all citizens an equal chance')
7) an ~ for
8) an ~ to + inf. (we had an ~ to visit our parents)
9) ( misc. ) ~ knocks ('appears')