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shrink back: pull away from a source of disgust or fear

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draw back collapse

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

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

sheer off collapse

blench collapse

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"

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

hang back collapse

cringe collapse

retrocede collapse

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

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"

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

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"

hang off collapse

stick at collapse

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

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!"

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

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

ward off collapse: avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"

turn aside collapse

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

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

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

shrink collapse: 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?"

retract collapse: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

reverberate collapse: treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; "reverberate ore"; be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"; have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

give ground collapse

stickle collapse: dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

hold off collapse: resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"

revert collapse: undergo reversion, as in a mutation; go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

fight shy collapse

come back at collapse

snap back collapse

fall behind collapse

give back collapse

go back collapse: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"

hark back collapse: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

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