(1):
(v. t. & i.) A shallow rapid in a river; also, the current below a waterfall.
(2):
(v. t.) To intervene in; to stop, or put an end to, by intervening; hence, to arbitrate.
(3):
(v. t.) To separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease, as disputants.
(4):
(v. i.) To play fast and loose; to pass from one side to the other; to trim.
(5):
(v. i.) To contend, contest, or altercate, esp. in a pertinacious manner on insufficient grounds.
(6):
(v. i.) To separate combatants by intervening.