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1 wish-wash
subst. \/ˈwɪʃwɒʃ\/1) (hverdagslig, om suppe e.l.) tynt skvip2) ( overført) sludder, sentimentalt skvip -
2 shrink
I ʃriŋk verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) krympe2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) vike, rygge tilbake3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) kvie seg for, grue seg til•- shrunken II ʃriŋk noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psykiaterkrympe--------psykiaterIsubst. \/ʃrɪŋk\/1) krymping, sammentrekning, innskrumping2) ( slang) psykiater, psykologII1) (få til å) krympe, (få til å) krype2) ( overført) minske, synke sammen, skrumpe inn3) rygge tilbake, vike tilbake, sky, unngåshrink away\/back rygge tilbake, vike tilbakeshrink back at\/from vike tilbake for, rygge tilbake vedshrink back into oneself eller shrink back into one's shell trekke seg inn i sitt skall, krype inn i seg selvshrink something on ( teknikk) krympe noe på
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Wish-wash — n. Any weak, thin drink. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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wish-wash — noun Etymology: reduplication of 2wash Date: 1786 1. a weak drink 2. insipid talk or writing … New Collegiate Dictionary
wish wash — weak or watery drink; dull and uninteresting speech or writing; folderol … English contemporary dictionary
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