(transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

(transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

(obsolete) Remiss, lax. / (obsolete) Relaxed. / Soft, watery, wet. / (Ulster) excellent, wonderful / (Britain) Drunk.

(machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).

Husband or wife of one's cousin. / Cousin of one's husband or wife.

Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. / That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.

(intransitive) To toil, to work. / (transitive) To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).

(law) The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.

A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way. / (horticulture) A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges.

to enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth / to arrange in the form of a labyrinth / to twist and wind, following a labyrinthine path / to render lost and confused, as if in a labyrinth