n. Strife; contention; dispute.n. Fault; guilt.n. Purpose; purpose of obtaining or achieving: as, to labor for the sake of subsistence.n. Cause; account; reason; interest; regard to any person or thing: as, without sake: now always preceded by for, with a possessive: as, for my sake; for heaven's sake.n. A Japanese fermented liquor made from rice. It contains from 11 to 17 per cent. of alcohol, and is heated before being drunk.n. The generic name in Japan for all kinds of spirituous liquors, whether made from grain or grapes, fermented or distilled.n. Same as saki.n. A land-spring; a wet spot where the water oozes forth.n. The magma or pulpy coagulum deposited from the waste liquors of wool-washing after addition of sulphuric acid. It is pressed cold to remove water; then, with hot pressing, it yields a dark-colored, sticky grease, known as Yorkshire grease, and a residual ‘seed-cake’ used as a fertilizer.