I
n.
spell of weather
1) a cold ~
something easy
( colloq. )
2) a ~ to + inf. (it was a ~ to find information about that author = it was a ~ finding information about that author)
II
v.
1) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ at (the dog ~ped at him; to ~ at the bait)
2) ( misc. ) to ~ to attention; to ~ out of a bad mood