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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Shram :: Shram (v. t.) To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake..
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. t.) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
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.
Shrimp :: Shrimp (v. t.) To contract; to shrink.
Shrink :: Shrink (n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc..
Winch :: Winch (v. i.) To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
Revolt :: Revolt (n.) To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence..
Crimple :: Crimple (v. t.) To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
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..
Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (v. i.) To shrink into furrows and ridges.
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning or shrinking..
Shrinking :: Shrinking () a. & n. from Shrink.
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.
Revolt :: Revolt (v. t.) To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings..
Shrinking :: Shrinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrin.
Withering :: Withering (a.) Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.
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