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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Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture..
Shram :: Shram (v. t.) To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
Shrank :: Shrank () imp. of Shrink.
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..
Blench :: Blench (v. i.) To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail..
Crimple :: Crimple (v. t.) To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
Dastard :: Dastard (a.) Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly.
Shrimp :: Shrimp (v. t.) To contract; to shrink.
Bold :: Bold (n.) Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (n.) A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the skin; a wrinkle in cloth..
Shrinkingly :: Shrinkingly (adv.) In a shrinking manner.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..
Cringe :: Cringe (n.) Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Rivel :: Rivel (v. t.) To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers..
Withering :: Withering (a.) Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.
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..
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) Decrease in value; depreciation.
Dwindle :: Dwindle (v. i.) To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.
Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (v. i.) To shrink into furrows and ridges.
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