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| wither | |
| 1. adv. (obsolete, or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to. |  |
| 2. v. (obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water. | |
| 4. v. To cause to shrivel or dry up. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion. | |
| 7. v. To make helpless due to emotion. | |
| 8. n. singular of withers, , part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades | |
