decrease vs pace

decrease

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • Of a quantity, to become smaller. 

  • To make (a quantity) smaller. 

pace

adj
  • Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls. 

prep
  • With all due respect to. 

verb
  • To set the speed in a race. 

  • To measure by walking. 

  • To walk back and forth in a small distance. 

noun
  • Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait. 

  • The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. 

  • A group of donkeys. 

  • Easter. 

  • A step taken with the foot. 

  • A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet. 

  • Speed or velocity in general. 

  • A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing. 

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