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Sue
verb
/suː/
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Word Frequency:
6.4
Definitions
1.
verb
To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.
2.
verb
To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
3.
verb
(of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
4.
verb
To leave high and dry on shore.
"to sue a ship"
5.
verb
To court.
6.
verb
To follow.
Synonyms
litigate
process
lawsuit
prosecution
prosecute
plead
claim
charge
demand
entreat
indict
assign
Rhymes With
blue
slew
subdue
pursue
true
view
construe
hitherto
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