Related Clues:

• Eroded
• Took some chips, maybe
• Put away the dishes
• Had something, so to speak
• Poker stake
• Ask for a hand?
• It's a starter
• Wager
• Put in the pot
• Partook of
• Start to date?
• Took a course?
• Stud fee?
• Prepay, with 'up'
• A few chips, perhaps