The inferior, younger, or smaller, Something not as important as something else, adverb_ To a smaller extent, degree, or frequency, Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree, adjective Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior, (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer, (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality, verb_ obsolete To make less; to lesse,
Of food, that has been prepared by cooking, having been prepared for eating by the application of heat, idiomatic (of accounting records, intelligence) partially or wholly fabricated, falsified, verb_ Simple past tense and past participle of cook
A style of music, native to America, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic understructure with solo and ensemble improvisations on basic tunes and chord patterns and, more recently, a highly sophisticated harmonic idiom, Big band dance music, Animation; enthusiasm, intransitive verb_ To utter exaggerations or lies to, To give great pleasure to; excite, To cause to accelerate, To exaggerate or lie
The inferior, younger, or smaller, Something not as important as something else, adverb_ To a smaller extent, degree, or frequency, Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree, adjective Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior, (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer, (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality, verb_ obsolete To make less; to lesse,