sue

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To file a [[legal]] action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
2. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To seek by [[request]]; to make [[application]]; to [[petition]]; to [[entreat]]; to [[plead]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|falconry|of a hawk}} To clean (the beak, etc.).
4. {{lb|en|transitive|nautical}} To leave high and dry on shore.<ref>'''1841''', {{w|Richard Henry Dana Jr.}}, ''The Seaman's Friend''</ref>
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[court]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[follow]].

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|female|dimof=Susan}} {{n-g|and of related female [[given name]]s; popular as a [[middle name]].}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} {{syn of|en|Mary Sue||type of character in fiction}}.

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