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contract	to make smaller by drawing together; shrink or make tighter. [2/6 definitions]
deflate	to cause to shrink or collapse by letting out air or gas. [1/3 definitions]
dwindle	to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink.
shrank	a past tense of "shrink."
shrink	When you shrink from something, you pull away from it or avoid it. [1/2 definitions]
shrunk	the past tense and a past participle of "shrink."
shrunken	a past participle of "shrink."

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