To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
To tack, cruise about.
A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
A corset.
To offer, present (a hope, possibility, opportunity etc.)
To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
To set aside something or save it for later.
To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
To withhold something.
To survive, endure.