An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
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).
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
To make (a quantity) smaller.
A decline; a fall; a drop.
A violent or dramatic fall.
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.