To make (a quantity) smaller.
Of a quantity, to become 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.
To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; usually followed by on or upon.
To become completely absorbed in and fully accept one's beliefs, even in the face of evidence against it and refusing to be reasoned with.