Definition of shrink

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Shrink (n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal..

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Unflinching :: Unflinching (a.) Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding.
Funking :: Funking (n.) A shrinking back through fear.
Lessen :: Lessen (v. i.) To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened..
Recoil :: Recoil (n.) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood..
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..
Rivel :: Rivel (v. t.) To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers..
Wincer :: Wincer (n.) One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks..
Wince :: Wince (v. i.) To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back..
Revolt :: Revolt (n.) To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence..
Winch :: Winch (v. i.) To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
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.
Shrimp :: Shrimp (v. t.) To contract; to shrink.
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
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..
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..
Shrinking :: Shrinking () a. & n. from Shrink.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. t.) To draw back; to withdraw.
Blench :: Blench (v. i.) To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail..
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..
Funk :: Funk (v. i.) To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice..
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