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contract	to make smaller by drawing together; tighten or shrink. [2/8 definitions]
cringe	to crouch or shrink back, usu. in fear or distaste; cower. [1/3 definitions]
deflate	to cause to shrink or collapse, esp. by releasing air or gas. [1/4 definitions]
dwindle	to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; diminish; shrink.
full²	to shrink and thicken (cloth) in manufacturing. [1/2 definitions]
funk¹	to shrink in fright from; attempt to evade or shirk. [2/5 definitions]
pink root	a fungus disease affecting onions and similar plants that causes the roots to shrink and turn pink.
shrank	a past tense of shrink.
shrink	to cause to contract or decrease in size; to cause to shrink. [1/7 definitions]
shrinkable	combined form of shrink.
shrunk	a past tense and past participle of shrink.
shrunken	a past participle of shrink.
wince	to shrink suddenly back or away, as from pain or distress; flinch. [1/2 definitions]

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