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second
A	noun
	1	second base, second
			the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚role ╚position ╚second base, second
	2	irregular, second
			merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚commodity; trade goods; goods ╚merchandise; wares; product ╚irregular, second
	3	second gear, second
			the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚mechanism ╚gear; gear mechanism ╚second gear, second
	4	second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
			a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚agreement ╚second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
	5	second
			the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚worker ╚assistant; helper; help; supporter ╚attendant; attender; tender ╚second
	6	second, arcsecond
			a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚unit of measurement; unit ╚angular unit ╚second, arcsecond
	7	second
			following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
		Category Tree: state ╚status; position ╚rank ╚second ╚latter
	8	second, sec, s
			1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚time unit; unit of time ╚second, sec, s ╚leap second
	9	moment, minute, second, instant
			a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚point; point in time ╚moment, minute, second, instant ╚psychological moment ╚time ╚pinpoint ╚moment of truth ╚moment of truth ╚eleventh hour; last minute ╚climax; culmination
	10	moment, minute, second, bit
			an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚fundamental quantity; fundamental measure ╚time period; period of time; period ╚time ╚moment, minute, second, bit ╚blink of an eye; flash; heartbeat; instant; jiffy; split second; trice; twinkling; wink; New York minute
B	verb
	1	second
			transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
		Category Tree: appoint; charge ╚delegate; designate; depute; assign ╚transfer; reassign ╚second
	2	second, back, endorse, indorse
			give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
		Category Tree: support; back up ╚second, back, endorse, indorse
C	adjective
	1	second
			having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"

	2	second
			coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"

	3	second
			a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"

	4	second, 2nd, 2d
			coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

D	adverb
	1	second, secondly
			in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"

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