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sh|krydh· vt 1 to make less compressed: loosen/break/soften [ ] up 2 to restore feeling in [one's limbs]; limber up [one's limbs], stretch [one's limbs] 3 [Fig] to waste [money] sh|kry'dh·et vpr 1 to become less hard/dense: loosen/soften up 2 to regain feeling in one's limbs sh|kry'dh|ët adj (i) 1 soft and crumbly 2 [Fig] agile and skillful 3 (of bones) still soft; (of fruit) overripe