Definition of shrink

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Shrink (v. i.) To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake..

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Wincer :: Wincer (n.) One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks..
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..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. t.) To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water..
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.
Scrim :: Scrim (n.) Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc..
Shrinkingly :: Shrinkingly (adv.) In a shrinking manner.
Constrict :: Constrict (v. t.) To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) Decrease in value; depreciation.
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..
Revolt :: Revolt (v. t.) To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings..
Bold :: Bold (n.) Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake..
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..
Abhor :: Abhor (v. t.) To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
Funking :: Funking (n.) A shrinking back through fear.
Winch :: Winch (v. i.) To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
Fulling :: Fulling (n.) The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Dastard :: Dastard (n.) One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To become contracted; to shrink.
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