Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
To weaken.
To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
To become thin or fine; to grow less.
To rarefy.
(of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
An overweight person.
The condition of being overweight.
An excess of weight.
A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.