Definitions

to immediately offer someone a job or position because you want them very much:

to increase the speed, power, or cost of something:

to cause someone pain:

to close an area to people and vehicles:

to stop people or vehicles from going to a place:

to stop feeling angry or to stop someone else feeling angry after an argument:

to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for :

to get away from someone or something that will not stop following you:

to stop or destroy something:

to force someone to leave a hiding place: