(in sport) to sign a formal agreement saying that you will play for a particular team

If a rule or situation allows of something, it makes it possible:

to explain something clearly, usually in writing:

If an engine, machine, or piece of equipment cuts out, it suddenly stops working:

to take action in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problem:

to express your encouragement and wishes for someones success:

to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them severely:

If a power or quality resides in someone or something, the person or thing has that power or quality:

to depend on someone or something:

to force someone to have or do something that is not very good:

to continue to support something or someone, especially in a difficult situation:

to shoot someone and kill or seriously injure them, often when that person cannot defend himself or herself:

If someone or something is weighed down with something, they are carrying a lot of or too much of it:

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

to write something so that you do not forget it:

to treat someone or something carelessly or without respect:

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

a rude phrase meaning to do something wrong or badly:

to heat a metal object until it turns to liquid, because you want to use the metal rather than the object:

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