Definition of shrink

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Shrink (v. t.) To draw back; to withdraw.

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Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture..
Scrim :: Scrim (n.) Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc..
Funking :: Funking (n.) A shrinking back through fear.
Revolt :: Revolt (n.) To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence..
Contractility :: Contractility (n.) The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract.
Wincer :: Wincer (n.) One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks..
Shrinkingly :: Shrinkingly (adv.) In a shrinking manner.
Unflinching :: Unflinching (a.) Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding.
Dastard :: Dastard (a.) Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly.
Cringe :: Cringe (v. t.) To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
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..
Shrinker :: Shrinker (n.) One who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger.
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc..
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.
Contract :: Contract (v. i.) To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet..
Revolt :: Revolt (v. t.) To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings..
Recoil :: Recoil (n.) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood..
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. t.) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. t.) To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water..
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