To ask for help from others or to mediate a dispute for someone; literally to tie up a torch and ask for fire.

the generative force of nature or the dense primordial vapor that creates all life in traditional cosmology

(literary) flourishing or growing in a thick, lush, and disorderly manner; prolific and confused

(literary) a gown padded with old silk floss; coarse or worn-out clothing worn by the poor

(literary) robe stuffed with hemp or low-quality silk scraps; simple or worn-out garment worn by the poor