Main entry: shrink, contract
Definition: become smaller or draw together
Usage: The fabric shrank; The balloon shrank
Antonyms: expand, spread out
Definition: extend in one or more directions
Antonyms: stretch
Definition: become longer by being stretched and pulled
Main entry: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, foreshorten, shorten
Definition: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Usage: The manuscript must be shortened
Antonyms: lucubrate, dilate, elaborate, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, enlarge, flesh out
Definition: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Main entry: contract, narrow
Definition: make or become more narrow or restricted
Usage: The selection was narrowed; The road narrowed
Antonyms: widen
Definition: become broader or wider or more extensive