To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.
To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
To scrape as if with a razor.
To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate.
To demolish; to level to the ground.
A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.