सं-√ कुञ्च् (or
-कुच्)
P. -कुचति, to contract, shrink, close (as a flower),
[Kāv.] ;
[Kathās.] ;
[Suśr.] ;
to contract, compress, absorb, destroy,
[Nir.] Sch. :
Pass. -कुच्यते, to shrink, be closed or contracted,
[Suśr.] :
Caus. -कोचयति, to contract, draw in
[MBh.] ;
[Suśr.] ;
to narrow, make smaller, lessen,
[Bhartṛ.] ;
(
Ā. ) to withdraw, withhold,
[Subh.]