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Definition of Shrink
| v. i. | 1. | To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted. | | 2. | To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress. | | 3. | To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake. | | v. t. | 1. | To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water. | | 2. | To draw back; to withdraw. | | n. | 1. | The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal. | | 2. | a psychiatrist. |
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