A disease of the seedlings of the onion caused by the fungus Urocystis cepulae which causes black elongate blisters on the bulb and leaves of the plant. / The fungus Urocystis cepulae.

To maintain operating expenses for a business.

(simile, UK, informal, humorous) To look extremely disheveled.

(idiomatic) To approach with a lot of energy. / (idiomatic) To be very eager, to want something (too) much, especially a romantic or sexual partner.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dig one's heels in

simple past tense and past participle of dig one's heels in

(idiomatic) to refuse to change one's plans or ideas, especially when counseled otherwise / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, heel, in.

(rare) Synonym of close only counts in horseshoes

(idiomatic) to behave / (idiomatic) to conduct oneself or to perform (in a specified manner)

(slang, Canada, US) To work exceptionally hard.