(obsolete, idiomatic) In abundance.

(UK, politics) representation by population

(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