I
n. ( colloq. ) ( AE )
blame
1) to take the ~ for
2) a bad, bum ~ (she got a bum ~) ('she was punished for smb. else's misdeeds')
charge
3) to beat the ~
4) on a ~ (he was sent to prison on a murder ~)
II
v.
1) ( d ; intr. ) ('to strike') to ~ at, on (to ~ on the window)
2) ( d ; tr. ) ('to strike') to ~ over (she ~ped him over the knuckles)
III
v. ( colloq. ) ( AE ) ( D ; intr. ) ('to converse') to ~ about; with