1. To
orient a person who is new to your group/neighborhood/city/and such to the rules and modes of operation of the aforementioned.
2. To rough up someone that is in - or against - your group, as a punishment for going against
the creed/rules/
modus operandi of your particular group (re-orienting them, as it were).
1. "Terry, since you're new to
Humboldt, allow me to show you the ropes."
2. "They
ratted on David. That's not our style. So we're gonna
show them the ropes."
