attrit (English, verb)
expansion: attrit (third-person singular simple present attrits, present participle attriting or (uncommon) attritting, simple past and past participle attrited or (uncommon) attritted)
Senses:
glosses: To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
glosses: To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out.
glosses: To be reduced in quantity through attrition.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower.
Forms:
form: attrits
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: attriting
tags: participle
present
form: attritting
tags: participle
present
uncommon
form: attrited
tags: participle
past
form: attrited
tags: past
form: attritted
tags: participle
past
uncommon
form: attritted
tags: past
uncommon
form: attrite
tags: alternative