To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.
To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
To check; to reprimand.
To turn down insultingly; to dismiss.
To sob with convulsions.
To stub out (a cigarette etc).
To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of.
A deliberate affront or slight.
A sudden checking of a cable or rope.
Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces.
Conspicuously short.
Flat and broad, with the end slightly turned up.
To tighten (a belaying rope). (Also take up.)
To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.
To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
To enjoy or appreciate.
To deceive; to hoodwink.
To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
To absorb or comprehend.
To attend a showing of.
To reef.