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shrink: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"; become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

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flinch collapse: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

draw back collapse

blench collapse

sheer off collapse

therapist collapse: a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

avoid collapse: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

wince collapse: a reflex response to sudden pain; the facial expression of sudden pain; make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

cringe collapse

hesitate collapse: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"; interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

weasel collapse: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

quail collapse: small gallinaceous game birds; flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

hang back collapse

loathe collapse

drift away collapse

analyst collapse: a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis; someone who is skilled at analyzing data; an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions

grimace collapse: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"; contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

hang off collapse

sidestep collapse: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

blink collapse: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly; briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

move away collapse

dribble away collapse

emaciate collapse: grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"

recoil collapse: a movement back from an impact; the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

cower collapse

weazen collapse

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

stand off collapse

stick at collapse

beg the question collapse

retrocede collapse

reel collapse: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps; winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod; a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector; music composed for dancing a reel; wind onto or off a reel

shirk collapse: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

pull back collapse: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"; move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"

recede collapse: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

jib collapse: any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

turn aside collapse

twinge collapse: a sharp stab of pain; feel a sudden sharp, local pain

shun collapse: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

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