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shrink

/ʃɹɪŋk/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. verb

    wither, as with a loss of moisture

    The fruit dried and shriveled

  2. verb

    draw back, as with fear or pain

    she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

  3. verb

    reduce in size; reduce physically

    Hot water will shrink the sweater

  4. verb

    become smaller or draw together

    The fabric shrank

  5. noun

    a physician who specializes in psychiatry

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