To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
To contract.
To get.
To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
The action of jettisoning items.