(1):

(v. t.) To contract; to shorten.

(2):

(v. t.) To soak; also, to beat severely.

(3):

(v. i.) To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.

(4):

(v. t.) To cause to wither; to wilt.

(5):

(n.) A pustule. See 2d Whelk.

(6):

(n.) A whelk.