(bookmaking) To place bets with a third party in order to offset potential losses. / (idiomatic) To reduce the risk of making a mistake, by keeping one's options open.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, hand. / To volunteer. / To vote; to indicate agreement or approval. / To ask a question or make a request.

(physiology, dated) To restrain one's urge to urinate. / (idiomatic) To be patient; to control one's impulses.

In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.

(idiomatic) To achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth.

(idiomatic) To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.

(idiomatic) To become frustrated, angry. / (idiomatic) To become crazy, insane.

(idiomatic) Far excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition.

To move cautiously. / (idiomatic) To be cautious.

To stay as a guest longer than the host expected. / (by extension) To become an unwelcome person because of embarrassing or antisocial behaviour.