n.
1) to give one's ~ (of a story)
2) to corroborate smb.'s ~ (of an event)
3) an abridged, condensed; authorized, official; censored; expurgated; unabridged, uncut; unauthorized, unofficial; uncensored; unexpurgated; written ~ (an uncut ~ of a film)
4) a movie ( AE ); stage ~ (of a novel)