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To acquire or incur:
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- To acquire or incur:
- To become reduced in size or bulk; draw together; shrink; narrow; shorten
- To narrow in scope; restrict
To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying:
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- To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying:
- To lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity:
To reef or furl (a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the breeze
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- To reef or furl (a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the breeze
- (Nautical) To take in (a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the wind, thereby reducing speed.
- To become short or shorter
To decrease or limit in width
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- To decrease or limit in width
- To decrease in width; contract
- To become narrower; contract.
To cause to leave or return:
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- To cause to leave or return:
- To leave or return, as from a military position.
- To recall or retract:
- (Obsolete) To blanch.
- (Chiefly Dial., Brit.) To make or become pale; whiten; bleach
- To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch.
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recoil
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contract
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To consolidate; combine.
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- To consolidate; combine.
- To press or join firmly together:
- To be capable of being pressed tightly together or to become so pressed:
To press together:
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- To press together:
- To encode (digital data) so that it can be stored or transmitted in significantly fewer bits
- (Computers) To encode (data) to minimize the space required for storage or transmittal:
To hold in; limit; restrict
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- To hold in; limit; restrict
- To become constricted.
- To make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract
(Rare) To cause to contract, constrict, or shrink
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- (Rare) To cause to contract, constrict, or shrink
To hire (a person, business, etc.) to perform under contract
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- To hire (a person, business, etc.) to perform under contract
- To acquire or incur:
- To enter into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement:
- (Obsolete) To blanch.
- (Chiefly Dial., Brit.) To make or become pale; whiten; bleach
- To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch.
To act in a timid, servile manner; fawn
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- To act in a timid, servile manner; fawn
- To behave in a servile way; fawn.
- To draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful
To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.
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- To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.
- To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
- To start or wince involuntarily, as from surprise or pain.
To draw back in fear; lose heart or courage; cower
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- To draw back in fear; lose heart or courage; cower
To fall back; return:
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- To fall back; return:
To avoid engaging in, treating, or discussing something:
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- To avoid engaging in, treating, or discussing something:
- To move suddenly or draw back, as if startled or afraid:
- To move suddenly as when startled; jump; start; recoil
To found; establish:
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- To found; establish:
- (Now Chiefly Dial.) To cause to start, or move involuntarily; startle
- To set into motion, operation, or activity:
To shrink or draw back slightly, usually with a grimace, as in pain, embarrassment, alarm, etc.
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An act or instance of cringing.
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- An act or instance of cringing.
An act or instance of starting, wincing, or recoiling.
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The act or state of recoiling; reaction.
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- The act or state of recoiling; reaction.
- The backward action of a firearm upon firing.
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Find another word for shrink. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shrink, like: contract, shrivel, shorten, narrow, withdraw, blench, flinch, shy-away, contract, recoil and contract.
