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contract |
to make smaller by drawing together; shrink or make tighter. [2/6 definitions] |
cringe |
to crouch or shrink back, usu. in fear or distaste; cower. [1/3 definitions] |
deflate |
to cause to shrink or collapse by letting out air or gas. [1/3 definitions] |
dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; 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 |
past tense and a 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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