To rob.
To defeat.
To halt one's work or other activity.
To have sex with.
To remove, as a discount or estimate.
To make a copy of, as of a design.
To assign (an item) to a bidder at an auction, indicated by knocking on the counter.
To remove by hitting (something, someone)
To kill.
To accomplish hastily.
To give a preface to.
To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).
An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
A title or epithet.
The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.