To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
The husk of grain; chaff.
(mildly) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk.
(mildly) Nonsense; something untrue.
(mildly) Faeces/feces.
(mildly) An act of defecation.
noisy and unrestrained mischief
To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.
To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
To adopt a word from another language.
In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.
(Upper Midwestern United States) To lend.
To temporarily obtain (something) for (someone).
To feign or counterfeit.
(obsolete except in ballads) To secure the release of (someone) from prison.
To receive (something) from somebody, with little possibility of returning it.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
A male friend.
Working time outside of one's regular hours.
The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. (British: extra time.)
To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
To make a mistake or have trouble.
To cause to stumble or trip.
To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.
To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.
to enter a building by force, especially in order to steal things
to help someone get used to something new, for example a new job
to interrupt when someone is talking
to make new shoes or clothes comfortable by wearing them
to train a horse that is young or wild
An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
To take an oath, to promise.
To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.