I
n.
1) a considerable, large, sharp, sizable, substantial; moderate; slight; steady ~
2) a rate ~
3) an ~ in (an ~ in coal consumption)
4) on the ~
II
v.
1) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ by (production ~d by ten percent)
2) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ from; to (the physician ~d the dosage from one to four)