(idiomatic, intransitive) To examine or observe.

To use or make use of. / To exploit, for example sexually.

(idiomatic) To eat a quick, light snack.

To fall off something, or down something. / (idiomatic) To fall in price or value.

To bow (gesture of deference). / (idiomatic) To accept praise, as performers in a theater at the end of their act. / (idiomatic) To end a performance; to leave.

To stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards.

To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.

To dismantle something into its component pieces. / To move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private. / (informal) To soundly defeat someone, or a team.

(transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.

To form a close relationship with (someone). / To become interested in (something). / To begin living together with; to lodge with.