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▸ verb: (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To cower or flinch.
▸ verb: (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
▸ verb: (intransitive, figuratively) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
▸ noun: Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
▸ noun: (slang, sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
▸ noun: (uncountable, business) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
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psychiatrist,
psychologist,
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social worker,
pastor,
priest,
rabbi,
imam,
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