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