shrink

Definition

  • verb: to become smaller in amount, size, or value
  • verb: to contract or curl up the body or part of it
  • synonyms: huddle, shudder, quake

Examples

  • He doesn't 'shrink from' telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.

  • He's no 'shrinking violet' when it comes to competition.

  • The treatment should 'shrink' the tumor.

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Please, Stark, by all means. - Oh, Here we go. - Okay. - Uh oh. - Um-hmm. - Never one to shrink from an honest challenge. - Get after it. - Here we go. - It's physics. - Physics! - Right, so, if I lift it, I then rule Asgard? (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron