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shrivel shrivel definition

shrivel


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shrivel 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  shrivel 
 
  Sense  1 
  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  atrophy 
  =>  die  back  die  down 
  =>  mummify,  dry  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shrivel 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  shrivel 
 
  Sense  1 
  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  atrophy 
  =>  die  back  die  down 
  =>  mummify,  dry  up 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shrivel 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shrivel 
 
  2  senses  of  shrivel 
 
  Sense  1 
  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
 
  Sense  2 
  shrink,  shrivel 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shrivel 
 
  shrivel  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shrivel 
 
  Sense  1 
  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  shrink,  shrivel 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shrivel 
 
  The  verb  shrivel  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither  --  (wither,  esp.  with  a  loss  of  moisture;  "The  fruit  dried  and  shriveled") 
  2.  shrink,  shrivel  --  (decrease  in  size,  range,  or  extent;  "His  earnings  shrank";  "My  courage  shrivelled  when  I  saw  the  task  before  me") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  shrivel 
  shriveled 
  shrivelled 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shrivel 
 
  The  verb  shrivel  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither  --  (wither,  esp.  with  a  loss  of  moisture;  "The  fruit  dried  and  shriveled") 
  2.  shrink,  shrivel  --  (decrease  in  size,  range,  or  extent;  "His  earnings  shrank";  "My  courage  shrivelled  when  I  saw  the  task  before  me") 



shrivel definition