(idiomatic) Stop; wait; hold on. Used to interrupt speech or proceedings so that one can make a comment or query.

(simile, of an adult or older child) To bawl unabashedly and pitifully.

(usually with to) To take an action that asserts a property right in something.

Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.

(intransitive) To lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.

(colloquial, often humorous, rhetorical question) Used as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, variable, or relative.

(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To get an erection of the penis.

(literally) Only one second; a passage of time one-sixtieth of a minute in duration. / (idiomatic) A short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more.

(idiomatic) Stop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.

Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure