to reduce in size or scope; to decrease; to shrink

to shorten, reduce, or curtail

to decrease in size or volume; to contract physically

to compress; compression

to decline or decrease in scale, activity, or influence, such as in economic or social contexts

to concentrate or condense a substance

to recoil or shrink back from difficulty, danger, or responsibility

a policy or state of economic tightening, such as a credit crunch or fiscal contraction

to diminish in value, amount, or size, often in a figurative context such as profits or assets

a shortened form of a word or phrase

to reduce or cut back on size, amount, or scope

miniature version of something; microcosm

a mechanical device used to increase the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume

to curl up or huddle one's body, often for warmth or comfort

to lengthen and shorten; to be retractable, extensible, or telescoping

to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil

systolic blood pressure

(medicine) (verb and noun) contracture

to pull or draw something back into its original position or container

reduced in size or scale; compact or micro-

to hide or take cover in a fortified or safe position, often implying cowardice or a defensive stance

the action of scaling, resizing, or zooming images or objects in computer graphics

To save on food and clothing; to live frugally.

bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

flexibility; elasticity

(typography) to start a line of text further from the margin than the other lines

to shrink back or tremble from fear or timidity

a shortened form of a word or phrase, including acronyms

to shrink in size or draw together physically

to shrink back in fear; too cowardly to advance

showing extreme fear or hesitation; cowering and shrinking back in a timid manner

to shrink or fall inward due to gravity or internal forces, often used in physics (e.g., a star) or quantum mechanics (e.g., wave function collapse).

to reprint a book or document in a smaller format

compact edition of a dictionary or other publication

to live frugally by cutting down on basic necessities like food and clothing; to scrimp and save

to shrink into

to huddle together or curl up into a ball, typically due to cold, fear, or to sleep

(typesetting) to indent

(typesetting) to indent

peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

to shorten a word, phrase, or text by omitting or contracting certain parts

thumbnail (computing)

abbreviated character