second

1. (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.Examples: "They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds."plural-normally

2. (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.Examples: "That was good barbecue. I hope I can get seconds."plural-normally

3. (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).

4. (baseball) Second base.

5. (informal) A second-class honours degree.Examples: "[Stephen Hawking] […] would go to Cambridge, he said, if they gave him a first, and stay at Oxford if they gave him a second. He got a first."informal

1. (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)Examples: "I second the motion."; "Though seconding (or fifthing) the praise for “BoJack Horseman” and “In Treatment,” I think I’ll use the majority of my space to discuss “You’re the Worst.”"transitive

2. (climbing) To climb after a lead climber.

1. (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.Examples: "I'll be there in a second."; "Exposure of aluminum to the air causes a near instantaneous oxide. So rapid is the oxidation that it is safe to say you never see aluminum that has no oxide on its surface... The initial exposure of aluminum, regardless of alloy, will form a thin oxide film on the surface the second it is exposed."Synonyms: instant, jiffy, secinformal

1. (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.Examples: "The army officer was seconded while he held civil office."; "Things changed quickly from 1892 when Sam Fay was seconded from the L.S.W.R. as General Manager & Secretary."; "Daniel had still been surprised, however, to find the lab area deserted, all the scientists apparently seconded by Cleomides's military friends."Synonyms: detail#VerbUKtransitive

2. (transitive) To assist or support; to back.Examples: "Wee haue Supplyes, to ſecond our Attempt:[…]"; "In human works, tho’ labour’d on with pain, / A thouſand movements ſcarce one purpoſe gain; / In God's, one ſingle can its End produce, / Yet ſerves to ſecond too ſome other Uſe."transitive

3. (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)Examples: "I second the motion."transitive

4. (transitive, music) To accompany by singing as the second performer.transitive

1. (obsolete) Aid; assistance; help.Examples: "Give second, and my love / Is everlasting thine."obsolete