(horse racing, of a horse) To win a race as a long shot.

(northern UK, colloquial) Of the sun or sunshine: to beat down very strongly; to be extremely hot.

In the highest strata; at the height of status, success, etc.

To have full control or influence over someone.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grasp the nettle

simple past tense and past participle of grasp the nettle

present participle of grasp the nettle

(cricket) A short form of professional cricket that lasts for 100 balls

A peripheral sea of the Atlantic Ocean between the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland.

(UK, Ireland, idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.