shrink
n : a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn: {psychiatrist},
{head-shrinker}]
v 1: wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and
shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrivel up}, {wither}]
2: draw back, as with fear [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe},
{wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]
3: reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink
the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" [syn: {reduce}]
4: draw together; "The fabric shrank" [syn: {contract}] [ant: {stretch}]
5: decrease in size, range, or extent; ""His earnings shrank";
"My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
[syn: {shrivel}]