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Past tense for become or make smaller in size or amount
“Of course he also brought a determination to rebuild the U.S. Military, to cut taxes, to shrink the size of government and he went right to work to do all these things.”
Past tense for move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust
“However, from the house to Oban on the mainland is a two-hour journey, which for some will be a major asset, although others may shrink in fear at the thought.”
Past tense for to become less in length or size
Past tense for to shy away from, or have misgivings about
“This was not done with a design to shrink from a direct answer.”
Past tense for to reduce (something) in extent or quantity
Past tense for to retreat or flee from a (hostile) place or situation
Past tense for make narrower, especially by encircling pressure
Past tense for dehydrate, dry up
Past tense for to show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something
Let the air out
Past tense for to have an adverse effect on
Past tense for to adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself
Past tense for to confine or keep within certain limits
Past tense for cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work
Reduced
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
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