1. (v. t.) To do by little and little

2. (v. t.) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.

3. (v. t.) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.

4. (v. t.) To lead along step by step; to entice.

5. (v. t. & i.) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.

6. (n.) A drop.