wear down

His style is orthodox, with a great ability to cut off the ring, wear down his opponents and land powerful punches that can define fights.

It has clearly taken lessons from the Ukraine war, where one can "just throw drones at the enemy" to wear down their defences, Dr Raska notes.

The hitters also went into the game with a heightened focus, resulting in more extended at-bats that gradually wore down the Padres’ pitchers.

All that starting and stopping, which tends to happen more when driving in urban areas, wears down brakes faster.

Bordeaux's sparkling backline took a back seat for the second half however as their forwards, including six of the replacements, gradually wore down Northampton.