verb

• (transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
• (transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.
• (archaic, intransitive) To flow.
• (science fiction) To remove (a clone or other artificially-gestated baby) from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.
• To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt.