a state of being on hold or delayed · the act of putting a food item or other treat in front of a dog and making the dog wait · the act of entrusting a person, especially a prisoner, into the care of someone else for purposes of imprisonment or punishment
köken: Honorific prefix お (o-) + 預け (azuke, “entrusting, consigning”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 預ける (azukeru, “to entrust or consign something to someone, such as for safekeeping”)). The senses of o-azuke all derive by extension from the verb's underlying sense of “entrusting”.
move, transport (act or instance of moving or transporting, or changing the location or position of) · shift (act of shifting, or moving or changing somewhat) · transfer (act or instance of transferring or conveying)