Definition of shrink

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Shrink (v. t.) To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water..

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Recoil :: Recoil (n.) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood..
Funking :: Funking (n.) A shrinking back through fear.
Contractility :: Contractility (n.) The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract.
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..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
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..
Wincer :: Wincer (n.) One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks..
Revolt :: Revolt (n.) To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence..
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..
Shrank :: Shrank () imp. of Shrink.
Shram :: Shram (v. t.) To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
Shrimp :: Shrimp (v. t.) To contract; to shrink.
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) Decrease in value; depreciation.
Shrinker :: Shrinker (n.) One who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger.
Shrunken :: Shrunken () p. p. & a. from Shrink.
Wince :: Wince (v. i.) To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back..
Shrinkingly :: Shrinkingly (adv.) In a shrinking manner.
Dwindle :: Dwindle (v. i.) To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
Cringe :: Cringe (v. t.) To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
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..
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