I
adj.
inferior
1) ~ to (~ to none)
placing after the first
2) to come in ~ (in a race)
II
n.
one who ranks after the first
1) a close ~
assistant
2) a ~ to smb.
3) ( misc. ) ~s away! (in wrestling); ~s out! (in boxing)
~ gear
4) in ~ (don't start in ~)
vote of endorsement
5) (do I hear) a ~ to (the motion?)
III
n.
sixtieth part of a minute
1) a split ~
2) for a ~ (I'm stepping out into the corridor for a ~)
3) in a ~ (she'll be here in a ~)
4) ( misc. ) wait a ~; it will take a ~
IV
/si'kond/ v. ( BE ) ( D ; tr. ) ('to assign temporarily') to ~ from; to (she was ~ed from the British Council to a university)