Second — Defs

01 a. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another; other.

1.
Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another; other.
“And he slept and dreamed the second time.” — Gen. xli. 5.
2.
Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
“May the day when we become the second people upon earth . . . be the day of our utter extirpation.” — Landor.
3.
Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a prototype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge.
“A Daniel, still say I, a second Daniel!” — Shak.

“On second thoughts, gentlemen, I don't wish you had known him.” — Dickens.

02 n. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power.

1.
One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power.
“Man An angel's second, nor his second long.” — Young.
2.
One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel.
“Being sure enough of seconds after the first onset.” — Sir H. Wotton.
3.
Aid; assistance; help.[Obs.]
“Give second, and my love Is everlasting thine.” — J. Fletcher.
4.
An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
5.
The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place.
6.
In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8. See: Inch, Prime
7.
The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it.(Mus.)
8.
A motion in support of another motion which has been moved in a deliberative body; a motion without a second dies without discussion.(Parliamentary Procedure)

Phrases & compounds

Second hand — the hand which marks the seconds on the dial of a watch or a clock.

03 v. t. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.

imp. & p. p. Seconded; p. pr. & vb. n. Seconding

1.
To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.[R.]
“In the method of nature, a low valley is immediately seconded with an ambitious hill.” — Fuller.

“Sin is seconded with sin.” — South.
2.
To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage.
“We have supplies to second our attempt.” — Shak.

“In human works though labored 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.” — Pope.
3.
to support, as a motion{6} or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of the mover or proposer.(Parliamentary Procedure)