To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
To lessen; to bring low.
To break up or disperse.
To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
To diminish in size, value, etc.
To fall into sin; stray.
To change the direction of the sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
To become detached or to drop from.