Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sue \Sue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suing}.]
   [OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il
   siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere,
   for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. sac to accompany,
   and probably to E. see, v.t. See {See}, v. t., and cf.
   {Consequence}, {Ensue}, {Execute}, {Obsequious}, {Pursue},
   {Second}, {Sect} in religion, {Sequence}, {Suit}.]
   1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win;
      to woo.

            For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
                                                  --Chaucer.

            I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and
            sought with all the service due.      --Spenser.

            Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.   --Tennyson.

   2. (Law)
      (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to
          institute process in law against; to bring an action
          against; to prosecute judicially.
      (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its
          proper termination; to gain by legal process.

   3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.

   4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
      --R. H. Dana, Jr.

   {To sue out} (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply
      for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue
      out a pardon for a criminal.

Sue \Sue\, v. i.
   1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to
      entreat; to plead.

            By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel
            and redress, he sues to you.          --Pope.

            C[ae]sar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of
            a triumph and the consulship.         --C.
                                                  Middleton.

            The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
                                                  --Jefferson.

   2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for
      something) in law; as, to sue for damages.

   3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger.

   4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
      --R. H. Dana, Jr.

Source : WordNet®

Sue
     n : French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city
         life (1804-1857) [syn: {Eugene Sue}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Sue
     
        The system language used to write an {operating system} for
        the {IBM 360}.  It is a cross between {Pascal} and {XPL}.  It
        allows type checked {separate compilation} of internal
        procedures using a program library.
     
        ["The System Language for Project Sue", B.L. Clark e al,
        SIGPLAN Notices 6(9):79-88 (Oct 1971)].
     
        (1994-12-01)