To become thin or fine; to grow less.
To reduce the amplitude of an electrical, radio, or optical signal.
To weaken.
To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
To rarefy.
(of a beer) To become less dense as a result of the conversion of sugar to alcohol.
To reduce the virulence of a bacterium or virus.
To make thinner, as by physically reshaping, starving, or decaying.
Gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.
To become thinner or narrower at one end.
To diminish gradually.
To make thinner or narrower at one end.
(of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy.
A small light.
A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
Someone who works with tape or tapes.
A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
One who operates a tape machine.
A slender wax candle.
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
Tapered; narrowing to a point.