The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.
Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.
The state of lacking freedom; constraint.
A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
To make (a quantity) smaller.