(idiomatic) To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult. / (idiomatic) To mature, or become fully developed.

(military) A body of troops held in military reserve by a general for striking a blow on an exposed flank or wherever the enemy reveals a weak spot.

(idiomatic) To trounce; to defeat someone or something thoroughly, at a game or in battle. / (nautical) To rapidly destroy (a vessel) with overwhelming weapons fire.

of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic / lacking emotion or colour / straightforward, blunt, frank; treating the situation as normal; not embarrassed, coy, or dramatic.

An association of independent, sovereign states most of which formerly constituted the British Empire.

To defend against; to repel with force or effort / (nautical) To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

(intransitive, informal) to leave work, especially by recording the leaving time on a machine

(idiomatic) Not informed, up-to-date, or current; not included in a process or discussion.

Someone who treats people according to their rank, status or importance.

(nautical, historical) An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation; especially to attack merchant shipping of another nation.