(intransitive) To become bedbound due to sickness or infirmity.

(idiomatic) To start to become better; to improve.

(idiomatic) To start to become worse; to worsen.

(idiomatic) To choose; to select.

Of or pertaining to a contest, election, or other competition in which only the winner is rewarded and none of the losers get anything.

Alternative form of take one's chance

To diminish the effects of (something unpleasant or severe); to dull.

(archaic, idiomatic) To be executed.

plural of power take-off

A powered shaft on a agricultural tractor or other machine used for auxiliary equipment.