DOG (v): follow closely and persistently

Ex: Photographers seemed to dog her every step.
      Stop dogging me!

HUSBAND (v): use (resources) economically

Ex: We need to husband our strength.
      I don’t want to buy any new clothes because I must husband my humble salary.

CAKE (v): (of a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry) cover and become encrusted on (the surface of an object).

Ex: A pair of boots caked with mud

CUP (v): (historical) bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating.

Ex: Can you cup me, please?
      Nowadays, it is advised that people should not have their body cupped.

CHAIR (v): preside over as a chair person
Ex: Mr. Johnson is sick so his secretary will chair the meeting today.

BOOK (v): reserve

Ex: I have booked a table for two at the Rosa.

TABLE (v): postpone consideration of

Ex: I'd like the issue to be tabled for the next few months.

      The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date.

BED (v): to put cians firmly into a substance or into the roun

Ex: The posts should be firmly bedded in concrete.

Have sex with (informal)

Ex: He’s bedded more girls than he can remember.

CLOCK (v): (informal) hit (someone), especially on the head

Ex: His brother clocked him for no reason.

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