Almost In The Lead For A Brief Moment

• a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• an indefinitely short time

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

• a particular point in time

• following the first in an ordering or series

• a 60th part of a minute of arc

• the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

• a speech seconding a motion

• the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

• merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

• in the second place

• coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

• give support or one's approval to

• transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

• for an instant or moment

• at any moment

• a depression in an otherwise level surface

• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

• a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

• tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

• a brief immersion

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

• a brief swim in water

• a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• dip into a liquid while eating

• go down momentarily

• stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

• take a small amount from

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• lower briefly

• appear to move downward

• slope downwards

• dip into a liquid

• place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

• immerse in a disinfectant solution

• plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

• scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface