adjective - thought to be the best of its type

noun - the ability to make decisions quickly and certainly

adverb - according to the exact facts, laws, rules, etc.

verb, formal - to damage something or make something less effective

noun, technical - a twisting force that causes something to rotate

verb, formal - (of the police) to catch and arrest someone

verb - to correct what has been wrong, unfair etc.

verb - to use something too much or too often

noun, British English - behaviour that is considered unacceptable to other people

verb, American English - to take the stone out of a fruit

verb - to flow slowly from something or into something

adverb - when it's not somebody's turn to do something

verb - to promise that you will definitely do something

verb - to make a great mental or physical effort

noun, formal - a formal promise; an agreement to do something