To encourage, urge or incite.
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 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 suppress; to force into submission.
To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash.
A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash.
Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.
Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.