sue

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sued p. pr. & vb. n. Suing ] [ OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere, for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. &unr_;, Skr. sac to accompany, and probably to E. see, v.t. See See, v. t., and cf. Consequence, Ensue, Execute, Obsequious, Pursue, Second, Sect in religion, Sequence, Suit. ] 1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo. [ 1913 Webster ]

For yet there was no man that haddle him sued. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

I was beloved of many a gentle knight,
And sued and sought with all the service due. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship. R. H. Dana, Jr. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]