shrink : Idioms & Phrases
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shrink back
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verb pull away from a source of disgust or fear
retract.
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shrink from
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verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shirk; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
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shrink-wrap
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noun the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something
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shrink-wrapped software
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noun software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)
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shrinking violet
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noun someone who shrinks from familiarity with others
shy person.
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sinew-shrunk
Sin"ew-shrunk` adjective
Definitions
(Far.) Having the sinews under the belly shrunk by excessive fatigue.
Webster 1913
To shrink on
(Mach.) , to fix (one piece or part) firmly around (another) by natural contraction in cooling, as a tire on a wheel, or a hoop upon a cannon, which is made slightly smaller than the part it is to fit, and expanded by heat till it can be slipped into place.
