(idiomatic) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.

(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.

(curling) A shot in which the handle of the stone is rotated away from the body.

(idiomatic, sports) To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.

(idiomatic, vulgar) To beat (someone) severely. / (idiomatic, vulgar) To defeat (someone) decisively in a fight or a competition.

(idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or investigating. / To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc. / To uncover a weakness in (someone).

(slang, vulgar) To beat really badly.

(slang) Imitating a thug or gangster, especially in dress and speech.

(idiomatic, informal) To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal

To make someone tired; to exhaust.