Thesaurus: shrink

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1. v. i. To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
2. v. i. To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
3. v. i. To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.
4. v. t. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
5. v. t. To draw back; to withdraw.
6. n. The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
7. n. a physician who specializes in psychiatry
8. v. wither, as with a loss of moisture
9. v. draw back, as with fear or pain
10. v. reduce in size; reduce physically
11. v. become smaller or draw together
12. v. decrease in size, range, or extent