(transitive, intransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case. / (intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore. / (transitive) To offer by way of excuse.

(Internet) The phenomenon whereby a site is overwhelmed by traffic after being linked to by a site with a larger audience.

(anatomy) Relating to the quadrate bone and the cranium

Commonwealth of Nations standard spelling of wage labor.