To a great extent. / Often; frequently. / (in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate or compare extent. / (obsolete) Almost.

A large amount or great extent.

(Islam) The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.

Not having the power of speech; dumb. / Silent; not making a sound.

(phonetics, now obsolete) A stopped consonant; a stop. / (obsolete, theater) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. / A person who does not have the power of speech.

(transitive) To silence, to make quiet. / (transitive) To turn off the sound of.

(now rare) Of a bird: to defecate.

The faeces of a hawk or falcon.

(transitive) To cast off; to moult.

(informal) To join in with work.