Definitions

to communicate with someone, especially by using a phone, sending them an email, etc.:

to stop drinking alcohol, or to cause someone to stop drinking

If an idea or some information stands up, it is proved to be true or correct:

to introduce two people to each other so that they will start a romantic relationship:

to write and send an angry letter to someone:

to make someone so worried about doing something that they decide not to do it:

to make someone so worried about doing something that they decide not to do it:

to entertain people while they are waiting for a performance to start, for example by telling jokes:

to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties:

to act like a vamp :

An action or object that sums something or someone up represents the most typical qualities of that person or thing:

to cause something to slow down or stop working: