Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1.  to assume the posture of praying;  to press the palms and fingers of both hands together;  to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha);  to pay one's respects
2.  to beg;  to make a supplication
3.  to see (something or someone of high status)
sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese