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  • 11Sue (dinosaur) — Infobox fossil catalog number = FMNH PR2081 common name = Sue species = Tyrannosaurus rex age = between 67 and 65.5 million years place discovered = Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota date discovered = 1990 discovered by = Susan… …

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  • 12sue — v. 1) (d; intr.) to sue for ( to request ) (to sue for peace) 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to seek in court ) to sue for (to sue for damages; she sued him for a large sum of money) 3) (E) ( to seek in court ) they sued to get their property back * * *… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13sue — verb (I, T) to make a legal claim against someone, especially for an amount of money, because you have been harmed in some way: If the builders don t fulfil their side of the contract, we ll sue. | sue sb for libel/negligence/malpractice etc… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14sue */*/ — UK [suː] / UK [sjuː] / US [su] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sue : present tense I/you/we/they sue he/she/it sues present participle suing past tense sued past participle sued to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get… …

    English dictionary

  • 15sue — suer, n. /sooh/, v., sued, suing. v.t. 1. to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages. 2. to woo or court. 3. Obs. to make petition or appeal to. v.i. 4. to institute legal proceedings, or bring …

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  • 16sue — [[t]su[/t]] v. sued, su•ing 1) law to bring civil action against: to sue someone for damages[/ex] 2) to make petition or appeal to 3) archaic to woo or court 4) law to institute legal proceedings 5) to make petition or appeal: to sue for… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17sue — Synonyms and related words: address, angle for, apply to, beau, bid for, bring action against, bring into court, bring suit, bring to justice, bring to trial, call on, call upon, canvass, chase, circulate a petition, court, drag into court,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18sue — verb (sued; suing) Etymology: Middle English sewen, siuen to follow, strive for, petition, from Anglo French sivre, siure, Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequi to follow; akin to Greek hepesthai to follow, Sanskrit sacate he accompanies Date:… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19sue —   Ho opi i.     Sue for damages, koi pohō …

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  • 20Sue Sylvester — Glee character A waxwork model of Sue at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. First appearance Pilot …

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