To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
To come into gear with.
To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
To draw into conversation.
To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
To guarantee or promise (to do something).
To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
To enter into battle.
To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.
In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks.
To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart.
To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
(of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.