Decrease and Stunt

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

• A difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention.
• A creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth.

verb

• Check the growth or development of.
  • usage: "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
• Perform a stunt or stunts. .

• (n.) A feat hard to perform; an act which is striking for the skill, strength or the like, required to do it; a feat.
• (n.) Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
• (n.) A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
• (v.t.) To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant.