SHRINK (2)

shrink (2). Shrink, n. a quick contraction of the body

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Shrink, v. t. 1. 1. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
2. 2. To draw back; to withdraw.
The Libyc Hammon shrinks his horn. Milton. 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.