To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
Requiring a (specified) way of life, habitat, etc..
Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
To cover over errors or bad actions.
In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by discounting the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.
The most basic type of thickening agent, flour blended with water to make a paste.
A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.
A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.