(1):
(n.) That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.
(2):
(n.) Means devised in an exigency; shift.
(3):
(a.) Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; - sometimes contradistinguished from right.
(4):
(a.) Quick; expeditious.