Available Definitions:
1) n. - Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like.
2) n. - Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery.
3) a. - To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
4) v. i. - To grow worse; to deteriorate.