shrink
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~ draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
shrink
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~ reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
shrink back
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~ pull away from a source of disgust or fear
shrink from
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~ avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
shrinkwrap
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~ wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling; "shrinkwrap the CDs"
shrive
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~ grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys"
shrivel
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~ decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
shrivel
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~ wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
shroud
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~ form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
shroud
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~ cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
shroud
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~ wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"
shrug off
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~ minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"
shrug
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~ raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
shuck
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~ remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
shuck
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~ remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"
shudder
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~ tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
shudder
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~ shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"
shuffle
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~ mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
shuffle
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~ walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
shuffle
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~ move about, move back and forth; "He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS"