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.
An arousal.
The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.
A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
An official ceremony over drinks.
Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.
To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
To pull by main strength; to haul.
To tell off; to criticise.