Decrease and Limp

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg.
  • synonyms: hitch, hobble

verb

• Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury.
  • usage: "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
  • synonyms: gimp, hobble, hitch
• Proceed slowly or with difficulty.
  • usage: "the boat limped into the harbor"

adjective

• Not firm.
  • usage: "wilted lettuce"
  • synonyms: wilted
• Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience.
  • usage: "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G. K. Chesterton; "a slack grip"

• (n.) A halt; the act of limping.
• (v.i.) To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
• (a.) Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
• (n.) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
• (a.) Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.