Thesaurus: shrinking

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Shrink
2. a. & n. from Shrink.
3. n. process or result of becoming less or smaller
4. n. the act of becoming less
5. from Shrink. Shrinking head (Founding), a body of molten metal connected with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; -- called also sinking head, and riser.
6. from Shrink. Shrinking head (Founding), a body of molten metalconnected with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal tocompensate for the shrinkage of the casting; -- called also sinkinghead, and riser.
7. j:82/n:18 n. process or result of becoming less or smaller n. the act of becoming less