(transitive) To detain in conversation to the point of weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.

(idiomatic) To exert control over (something).

Sent by telegraph or telephone wires. / (crime) Carried out by subordinates. / Done with a remote control.

simple past tense and past participle of stand by

(of a person) To be struggling with poverty, constantly in money difficulties.

(Canada) An agent of municipal law enforcement responsible for ensuring obedience to the bylaws.

plural of bylaw officer

Alternative form of proxy war

(humanities) an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, costumes, religion, art, such as literature and music, science, economy, and politics of the Byzantine Empire

(slang, neologism, African-American Vernacular) Used as an abrupt sarcastic dismissal of somebody who is present.