To set off an event or action.
To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening.
To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
To connect (a telephone caller with intended callee).
to cause to endure
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through.
A transaction by a broker outside the stock exchange, bringing a buyer and seller together.