verb

• (transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
• (transitive) To encase (something) with a protective covering.
• (transitive) Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
• (transitive, dated or literary, poetic, figuratively) To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
• (transitive, obsolete or rare, figuratively) To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
• (transitive, obsolete) To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.
• (transitive, medicine, obsolete) To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).