Definition of shrink

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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..

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Blencher :: Blencher (n.) One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back..
Constrict :: Constrict (v. t.) To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. t.) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Contractility :: Contractility (n.) The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract.
Funking :: Funking (n.) A shrinking back through fear.
Bashful :: Bashful (a.) Very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression..
Wince :: Wince (v. i.) To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back..
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc..
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) Decrease in value; depreciation.
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.
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.
Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (v. i.) To shrink into furrows and ridges.
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture..
Fulling :: Fulling (n.) The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure..
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..
Shrink :: Shrink (n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal..
Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..
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..
Rivel :: Rivel (v. t.) To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers..
Funk :: Funk (v. i.) To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice..
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