v c To contract, shorten, tighten. 2 Also as v i To draw up, shrink, contract;--esp. leather or rope. 3 To get a crick or painful stiffness--neck, loins &c. 4 fig. To draw up in stiff and sulky silence; to take huff, or be in the mumps.
v c To contract, shorten, tighten. 2 Also as v i To draw up, shrink, contract;--esp. leather or rope. 3 To get a crick or painful stiffness--neck, loins &c. 4 fig. To draw up in stiff and sulky silence; to take huff, or be in the mumps.