To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
To elevate to a higher league.
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
To encourage, urge or incite.
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
To move briskly along.
To beat or slap.
To form (a plate or bar of metal, etc.) into a skelp.
To bend round (a skelp) in tube-making.
A narrow strip of rolled or forged metal, ready to be bent and welded to form a pipe.
A blow; a smart stroke.
A large portion.
A squall; a heavy fall of rain.