A method by which a goal is achieved.

(obsolete, idiomatic) generally; most often

(transitive) To cause to stop or complete.

Cause to stop.

(acoustics) Describing a control room of a recording studio in which one end is damped to absorb sound reflections

Cheap or inexpensive; low-quality.

(idiomatic) Miscellaneous things.

(idiomatic) In summary; ultimately.

(Christianity) The days leading up to the second coming of the Messiah (Christ), when the world will be judged. / (Islam) The days leading to the coming of the Mahdi.

(nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship.