v. i. - To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
v. i. - To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
v. i. - To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.
v. t. - To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
v. t. - To draw back; to withdraw.
n. - The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.