n.
1) to enter, make, put forward a ~
2) to answer, respond to a ~
3) to deny, reject a ~
4) (slang) to cop a ~ ('to ~d guilty to a lesser charge')
5) an ardent, fervent, impassioned, moving, passionate; urgent ~
6) (to enter) a guilty ~; (to enter) a ~ of not guilty; more usu. is: to ~d guilty; to ~d not guilty
7) a ~ for (a ~ for mercy)
8) ( misc. ) ~ bargaining