Definition of shrink

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Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..

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Constringe :: Constringe (v. t.) To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.
Wincer :: Wincer (n.) One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks..
Constrict :: Constrict (v. t.) To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold..
Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (n.) A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the skin; a wrinkle in cloth..
Dwindle :: Dwindle (v. i.) To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
Dastard :: Dastard (n.) One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.
Cringe :: Cringe (v. t.) To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
Contractile :: Contractile (a.) tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues..
Shrinking :: Shrinking () a. & n. from Shrink.
Withering :: Withering (a.) Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.
Winch :: Winch (v. i.) To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
Shrinkingly :: Shrinkingly (adv.) In a shrinking manner.
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To become contracted; to shrink.
Cringe :: Cringe (n.) Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility..
Revolt :: Revolt (n.) To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence..
Contractility :: Contractility (n.) The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract.
Funk :: Funk (v. i.) To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice..
Shrink :: Shrink (n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal..
Funking :: Funking (n.) A shrinking back through fear.
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