Definition of shrink

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Shrink (v. t.) To draw back; to withdraw.

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Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (v. i.) To shrink into furrows and ridges.
Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.
Dastard :: Dastard (a.) Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly.
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. t.) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Cringe :: Cringe (n.) Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility..
Blencher :: Blencher (n.) One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back..
Crimple :: Crimple (v. t.) To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
Appall :: Appall (a.) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart..
Shrinking :: Shrinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrin.
Shram :: Shram (v. t.) To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..
Revolt :: Revolt (v. t.) To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings..
Wince :: Wince (v. i.) To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back..
Shrinker :: Shrinker (n.) One who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger.
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.
Shrinking :: Shrinking () a. & n. from Shrink.
Wincer :: Wincer (n.) One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks..
Abort :: Abort (v. i.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile..
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) Decrease in value; depreciation.
Contractility :: Contractility (n.) The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract.
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