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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. --Chaucer.
I was beloved of many a gentle knight,
And sued and sought with all the service due. --Spenser.
Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me. --Tennyson.
2. Law (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially. (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.
3. Falconry To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
4. Naut. To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
To sue out Law, 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.
Su·ing n. The process of soaking through anything. [Obs.]
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