To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
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 exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.
To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
To construct a barrier of sandbags around.
To pretend to drink early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (card games) by pretending to have a weak hand.
A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.