shrink

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Noun
1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry
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Verb
1. wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
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2. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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3. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
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4. become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
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5. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
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