(chiefly US, idiomatic) To initiate action; to assume or take a responsibility.

To act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.

(idiomatic, euphemistic, humorous) Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hung over”)

(US, sports) to remove the varsity players from a game and insert junior varsity players. Usually happens toward the end of a one-sided contest.

present participle of run up the score

To engage in the practice – usually by coaching decision – of scoring more points than needed in a one-sided contest.

(nautical) To temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.

(intransitive) to obstruct, hinder, or interfere

(idiomatic) The rumour or news going around on the Internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles.

(idiomatic) To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved. / (idiomatic) To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable.