To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
To kill (animals etc).
To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
To gather, collect.
A lobster having only one claw.
A selection.
An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.
An organised killing of selected animals.
A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
To increase.
To reach.
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
To put on weight.
To run fast.
To acquire possession of.
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
Tolerably; fairly.
Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
The thing or things gained.
The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
The act of gaining; acquisition.
A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.