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shrink
Verb
  • To cause to become smaller. transitive
  • To become smaller; to contract. intransitive
  • To cower or flinch. intransitive
  • To draw back; to withdraw. transitive
  • To withdraw or retire, as from danger. intransitive, figuratively
Noun
  • Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
  • A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker. slang, sometimes pejorative
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