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(1):

(n.) The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.

(2):

(v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.

(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 express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.

(5):

(v. t.) To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.

(6):

(v. t.) To draw back; to withdraw.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shrink'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shrink.html. 1828.
 
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