4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship. R. H.
Dana, Jr.
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.
Sue (?), v. i. 1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition;
to entreat; to plead.
By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he
sues to you.
Pope.
Cæsar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the
consulship.