To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.
To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
To make (a quantity) smaller.
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.