shrimp up

verb

To cower or flinch; to shrink back.

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Meanings

verbshrimp up (third-person singular simple present shrimps up, present participle shrimping up, simple past and past participle shrimped up)

present singular third person shrimps up · participle present shrimping up · participle past shrimped up · past shrimped up

  1. intransitiveTo cower or flinch; to shrink back.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrimp up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimp%20up.

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