Sue /(?)/

Sue

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Sued; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing

  1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.
    For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
    I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all the service due.
    Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.
  2. To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially. (Law)
  3. To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk. (Falconry)
  4. To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship. (Naut.)

Phrases & Compounds
To sue out
to petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue out a pardon for a criminal.

Sue

v. i.
  1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
    By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you.
    Caesar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship.
    — C. Middleton.
    The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
    — Jefferson.
  2. To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages. (Law)
  3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover.
  4. To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship. (Naut.)