Sell /(sĕl)/

Sell

n.
  1. Self. [Obs. or Scot.]

Sell

n.
  1. A sill. [Obs.]

Sell

n.
  1. A cell; a house. [Obs.]

Sell

n.
  1. A saddle for a horse. [Obs.]
    He left his lofty steed with golden self.
  2. A throne or lofty seat. [Obs.]

Sell

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Sold; p. pr. & vb. n. Selling

  1. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. It is the correlative of buy.
    If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor.
    — Matt. xix. 21.
    I am changed; I'll go sell all my land.
  2. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray.
    You would have sold your king to slaughter.
  3. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat. [Slang]

Phrases & Compounds
To sell one's life dearly
to cause much loss to those who take one's life, as by killing a number of one's assailants.
To sell (anything) out
to dispose of it wholly or entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in a business.

Sell

v. i.
  1. To practice selling commodities.
    I will buy with you, sell with you; . . . but I will not eat with you.
  2. To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price.

Phrases & Compounds
To sell out
to sell one's whole stock in trade or one's entire interest in a property or a business.

Sell

n.
  1. An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. [Colloq.]