To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
To give (a value) to a variable.
To allot or give (something) as a task.
To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.
To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
An assignee.
(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.
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).
To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.