Definition of shrink

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Shrink (n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal..

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Shrunken :: Shrunken () p. p. & a. from Shrink.
Lessen :: Lessen (v. i.) To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened..
Cringe :: Cringe (v. t.) To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
Rivel :: Rivel (v. t.) To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers..
Shrinking :: Shrinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrin.
Blencher :: Blencher (n.) One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Shrank :: Shrank () imp. of Shrink.
Cringe :: Cringe (n.) Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility..
Funking :: Funking (n.) A shrinking back through fear.
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..
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) Decrease in value; depreciation.
Wincer :: Wincer (n.) One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks..
Dwindle :: Dwindle (v. i.) To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
Shrinkingly :: Shrinkingly (adv.) In a shrinking manner.
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. i.) To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up..
Funk :: Funk (v. i.) To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice..
Shrinking :: Shrinking () a. & n. from Shrink.
Unflinching :: Unflinching (a.) Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding.
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