upāyam (p. 62) s. Means, contrivance, expedient, device, good or bad, skill in accomplishing an object, சூழ்ச்சி. 2. Stratagem, artifice, craft, shift, art, cunning, shuffling, intrigue, தந்திரம். 3. The means for bringing an enemy to terms, of which four are enumerated, viz.: 1. சாமம், conciliatory measures. 2. பேதம், sowing dissension. 3. தானம், gifts, presents. 4. தண் டம், chastisement, punishment (by war), அரசர்க்குரியவுபாயம். 4. [vul.] Smallness, சொ ற்பம். Wils. p. 16. UPAYA. உபாயக்காரன்--உபாயி, s. An artful person, a schemer, contriver, தந்திரக்காரன். உபாயஞ்சூழ, inf. To contrive, scheme. உபாயஞ்சொல்ல, inf. To give counsel. உபாயதந்திரம், s. Devices, craftiness, subtility. உபாயமானவிளையாட்டு, s. Artful cheating in play. உபாயம்பண்ண, inf. To adopt stratagems, to contrive, employ address, use means. உபாயவிலக்கு, s. [in rhetoric.] Artfully endeavoring to prevent an act, by representing the evil which will happen to one's self--as when a wife dissuades her husband from leaving her by declaring that, in case he does, she must die, ஓரலங்காரம். உபாயோபாயம், s. Various means or artifices. 2. Cunning for cunning in retaliation, &c. மோட்சம்பெறுமுபாயம்--மோட் சோபாயம், s. Means for obtaining eternal bliss. 52)

klai (p. 96) க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, v. a. To disperse, disorder, derange, break up, disorganize, scatter, confuse, disturb, rout, repulse, dissipate, defeat, drive away, dispel, chase away, குலைக்க. 2. To separate one from a company, to get one out, to detach, banish, exile, exclude, நீக்க. 3. To disunite, disjoin, part, பிரிக்க. 4. To get one dismissed from office, from school, &c., தள்ளுவிக்க. 5. To frustrate, thwart, எண்ணத்தைக்கலைக்க. 6. To put stringed instruments out of tune by use, சதிக லைக்க. 7. To distract or disturb the mind, மனதைக்கலைக்க. 8. To disturb a nest of birds, குருவிக்கூட்டைக்கலைக்க. ஈயைக்கலைத்துத்தேனெடுத்தான். He chased away the bees and took the honey. கூடினமேகங்களைக்காற்றுக்கலைத்தது. The wind has dispersed the clouds. எனக்குச்சகாயஞ்செய்யவிருந்தான்வேறொருவனவ னைக்கலைத்தான். When his intention was to assist me another dissuaded him. கலைத்துப்போட--கலைத்துவிட, inf. To confound, perplex. குடும்பத்தைக்கலைக்க, inf. To cause the breaking up of a family. காடுகலைக்க, inf. To beat the bush, &c., in order to start game. 2. To terrify by calling under officers, servants, &c., to a strict account. கலைத்தல்--கலைப்பு, v. noun. Dispersion. 274)

tṭu (p. 222) க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, v. a. To hinder, to stop, to prohibit, to interrupt, தடைசெய்ய. 2. To ward off, to avert, to prevent, விலக்க. 3. To check, to baffle, to rebuff, தட்ட. 4. To curb, to limit, to restrain, to restrict, அடக்க. 7. To oppose, to contradict, to interdict; to rebut, to repel, எதிர்க்க. 8. To frustrate, to thwart, குலைக்க. 9. To adjure, to hinter by oath, ஆணையிட. 1. To resist, to withstand, மறுக்க. 11. To forbid, as an ill omen, தவிர்க்க. 12. To dissuade, மறிக்க. 13. To hinder by magic, as the catching of birds, fishes, &c., or hitting a mark, மந்திரத்தாற் றடுக்க. 14. To detain, தாமதப்படுத்த. 15. To staunch blood, &c., இரத்தந்தடுக்க. (c.) தடுத்துமேலுமிவ்வுருவமாயினும்பெறல்சற்றல். To put off, and then obtain this body again is not easy. (வயிரா.) கால்தடுக்கிவிழுந்தான். He tripped and fell. தடுக்கல், v. noun. A stumbling block; an impediment. தடுக்கிநிற்க, inf. To stop in a course. தடுத்தாட்கொள்ள, inf. To hinder in a bad course and reclaim; to reform; commonly used in prayer. தடுத்தாள, inf. To check a soul in its evil tendencies, as, to transmigration, &c., and bring it to bliss; to overrule, as divine grace, for the benefit of the soul. தடுத்துச்சொல்ல, inf. To contradict, to retort, to refuse. தடுத்துப்போட, inf. To hinder, to resist. 2. To make a partition wall. தடுத்துவைக்க, inf. To put off, to postpone; to interdict. தடுபடை, s. A defensive weapon. (p.) 16)

tṭṭu (p. 222) கிறேன், தட்டினேன், வேன், தட்ட, v. a. To knock at, as a door, கதவைத்தட்ட. 2. To strike, as a gong; to tap, pat, slap, அறைய. 3. To touch or strive so as to displace, to shake off as dust, &c., தட்டிய திர்க்க. 4. To reject, as a temptation, to discard, விலக்க. 5. To strike in playing on drums, tambourines, the guitar, &c., with a plectrum, or otherwise, கொட்ட. 6. To strike against, commonly accidentally. dash against, மூட்ட. 7. To strike or ward off, to parry, தடுக்க. 8. To evade, palliate, equivocate, புரட்ட. 9. To frustrate, thwart, குலைக்க. 1. To procure one's dismissal from office, அகற்ற. 11. To soften palmyra fruit by beating, நொறுக்க. 12. To oppose, contradict, disobey a command, மறுக்க. 13. To beat and break shells to get the kernels. உடைக்க. 14. To fashion, form, mould, with the hands, by tapping--as clay, dough, &c., மட்கலந்தட்ட. 15. To beat off fruit, leaves, &c., from trees, உதிர்க்க. 16. To thrash out rape-seed, &c., கதிரடிக்க. 17. To clap on, as cow-dung on a wall, அப்ப. 18. To hammer, to flatten, தட்டையாக்க. 19. (fig.) To conquer, vanguish, முறியடிக்க. 2. (fig.) To suggest a thought, நினைவெழுப்ப. 21. To dissuade, மறிக்க. 22. [prov.] To throw out water with the foot, hand, basket, &c., நீரெற்ற. 23. [in cant.] To steal, pilfer, swindle, to get by deceit or stratagem, கவர. 24. [in burlesque.] To trip, knock down, to destroy--as an epidemic, தட்டிவீழ்த்த. 25. [with loc. ablative.] To resist an obstacle, to come in contact with, பட. 26. To run aground or strike against, as a vessel, to clash, மோத. 27. [with dative.] To be perceived as a smell, வாசனைதட்ட. 28. [with dative.] To be scanty, wanting, as food, rain, water, &c., to be reduced, as the milk of a cow, குறைவுபட. 29. To elude, to escape, தப்ப. 3. [with dative.] To be at fault, to fail, as the hand playing on an instrument, writing, performing an operation, &c., or the tongue in reading or speaking, &c., தவற. 31. To hobble as a verse, தலைகாட்ட.--Note. The meanings are often cant. அனேகரைக்காய்ச்சல்தட்டிப்போட்டது. The fever has prostrated many persons. தண்ணீர்தலைதட்டநிற்கிறது. The water is head deep. [prov.] தலையைத்தட்டிப்போட்டது. It has carried off his head. தேடியபொருள்காலிலேதட்டினதுபோல. As if the thing sought for, had struck against the foot; i. e. getting accidentally the thing desired. நெஞ்சிலேதட்டிப்பார். Knock at your own breast, and inquire. பல்லைத்தட்டிவிடு. Knock out his teeth. மரங்கள் தெருத்தட்டநிற்கின்றன. The trees extend the whole length of the street. [prov.] தொண்டைக்குள்ளேஏதோதட்டுகிறது. There is something in my throat obstructing the passage. அவன்என்வார்த்தையைத்தட்டிப்போட்டான். He has disobeyed me. மழைதட்டிப்போயிற்று. Rain is deficient. அரிசித்தட்டிப்போயிற்று. The rice is nearly exhausted; or rice is very dear and scarce. தட்டாமல்முட்டாமல் விழுங்கிப்போட்டான். He has swallowed it (his large income) without difficulty. [prov.] தட்டாமல்வைக்க, inf. To place things so as not to touch each other. தட்டவைக்கப்பார்க்க--தட்டவைக்கநி னைக்க, inf. To put one on a wrong scent when in pursuit of another. தட்டிக்கிளம்ப--தட்டியெழும்ப, inf. To rice grow high, or tall. 2. To rise to affluence, influence, &c. 3. To be animated with joy, or zeal for an enterprize; to be roused with anger. தட்டிக்கேட்க, inf. To speak or remonstrate. தட்டிக்கொடுக்க, inf. To quiet, to lull by tapping. 2. To cheer, to encourage men or beasts by patting on the back, shoulders, &c. 3. [in prison bars.] To tap a person so that another may grasp him. தட்டிக்கொள்ள, inf. To be exhausted, to be in want. 2. To strike against, to be resisted, by an obstacle. 3. To be retarded in reading, speaking, or business. 4. To fail, to prove inadequate. 5. To shake off the dust by striking the foot upon the ground. மேலேதட்டிக்கொள்ளாதே. Don't come in contact with me--said by one afraid of defilement. கப்பல்நிலந்தட்டிக்கொண்டது. The ship is aground, striking, &c. தட்டிச்சொல்ல, inf. To contradict. 2. [prov.] To speak, or repeat a lesson with hesitation; to stammer. தட்டிப்பறிக்க, inf. To strike and snatch away. 2. To get by stratagem. தட்டிப்பறைசாற்ற, inf. To publish by beat of drum. 2. To blab out private matters, to asperse one's character. தட்டிப்பார்க்க, inf. To try to fish out secrets from one. 2. To sit one's erudition, caste, property, &c. 3. To try silver coins, by ringing, and snapping them with the fingers. தட்டிப்பேச, inf. To oppose, to remonstrate, to object, to protest against. தட்டிப்போட, inf. To strike and spill; to over-turn, &c. 2. (fig.) To overcome one in a game, &c. தட்டிமாற, inf. To evade, shift a fault upon another; to baffle one and escape. 2. To give one a heavy blow. தட்டியெடுத்துக்கொள்ள, inf. To secure a thing for one's self, deceiving another. 2. To get a thing in spite of the endeavours of others. தட்டியெழுப்ப, inf. To tap and rouse one. தட்டியோட்ட, inf. (also. அதட்டியோ ட்ட.) To drive beasts rapidly. தட்டிவிட, inf. To strike and overturn. 2. To cheer by patting the shoulders of combatants, &c. 3. To animate, encourage. 4. To frustrate. 5. To contradict, refuse. 6. [prov.] To change the position of different yokes of oxen, in ploughing, putting the hindermost, forward, &c. 7. To cause the oxen to turn back to deepen the furrows. 8. (c.) To drive cattle faster, to accelerate their speed. இனித்தட்டிவிடு. Wait no longer. தட்டிவைக்க, inf. [prov.] To suggest, to throw in a word to effect an object; to speak once, expecting to speak again on the subject. தலைதட்டியளக்க, inf. To strike the measure. See தடவு, v. சொல்லைத்தட்ட, inf. To disobey one's command. 2. To contradict. 3. To speak before another has finished. 38)