to rub down or away; hence,
1.of clothes, to wear out, Theogn., Plat.
2.of persons, to wear out, exhaust, Thuc.: —Pass. to be quite worn out, Ar., Xen.
3.of Time, to wear it away, get rid of it, Lat. diem terere, Dem., Aeschin.: κ. τὸν βίον to employ it fully, Xen.; so in perf. pass. to pass one's whole time, κατατέτριμμαι στρατευόμενος id=Xen.
4.of property, to squander, id=Xen.