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21shrink — [[t]ʃrɪŋk[/t]] v. shrank, often, shrunk; shrunkshrunk•en; shrink•ing; 1) to contract or lessen in size: cloth that shrinks if washed[/ex] 2) to become reduced in extent, compass, or value 3) to draw back; recoil: to shrink from danger[/ex] 4) to… …
22shrink — I. verb (shrank or shrunk; shrunk or shrunken; shrinking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrincan; akin to Middle Dutch schrinken to draw back Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to contract or curl up the body or part of… …
23shrink — verb 1) the number of competitors shrank Syn: get smaller, become/grow smaller, contract, diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease, dwindle, decline, fall off, drop off Ant: expand, increase 2) …
24shrink — [ʃrɪŋk] (past tense shrank [ʃræŋk] shrunk; [ʃrʌŋk] ; past participle shrunk [ʃrʌŋk]) verb I 1) [I/T] to become smaller, or to make something become smaller Do you think this dress will shrink if I put it in the washing machine?[/ex] Profits… …
25Back in the Red — Infobox Red Dwarf episode name = Back in the Red number = 1 airdate = February 18, 1999 writers = Doug Naylor director = Ed Bye guests = Mac Mcdonald Paul Bradley David Gillespie Andy Taylor Karl Glenn Stimpson Kika Mirylees series = 8 Back in… …
26shrink — verb (past shrank; past participle shrunk or (especially as adjective) shrunken) 1》 become or make smaller in size or amount; contract. ↘(of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water. 2》 move back or away in… …
27shrink — v 1. draw back, shy away, recoil, start back; back away, move back, retreat, retire, withdraw; balk, hesitate; wince, flinch, cringe. 2. contract, narrow, shorten, constrict, lessen in size, become smaller or reduced; shrivel or shrivel up,… …
28shrink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. contract, shrivel, diminish, wizen; flinch, draw back, recoil, wince, quail, cower; compress, reduce, decrease. See contraction, fear. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become smaller] Syn. contract, shrivel …
29back out of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. withdraw, shrink from, escape; see abandon 1 , retreat 1 …
30shrink — v. n. 1. Shrivel, contract, decrease, dwindle, wither. 2. Recoil, blench, flinch, withdraw, retire, swerve, draw back, give way …
