To diminish or lessen something
To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
To abate; to withdraw.
Of a falcon: to return to the hand after bating; see bate².
An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
The return of part of an amount already paid.
The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet.
To become less or not crisp.
Not possessing firmness and freshness or brittleness (especially of foods).
Not quick, precise, accurate or well-defined.