(1):
(v. i.) To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
(2):
(v. i.) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
(3):
(v. t.) To affect; to make a parade of.
(4):
(n.) A short, precise step; an affected manner.
(5):
(v. t.) To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.
(6):
(v. t.) To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.