Shrink Synonyms & Definitions

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• ShrinkDefinition & Meaning in English

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

• ShrinkingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. () a. & n. from Shrink.
2. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrink

• ShrinkinglyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (adv.) In a shrinking manner.