קָרַס (b. h.) to curve, contract, shrink.
    Nif. - נִקְרַס to warp; to crack from contraction. Gen. R. s. 12, end אם אני נותן … הם נִקְרָסִין Ar. (ed. מַקְרִיסִין Hif.) if I put hot water into them, they will burst; if cold, they will crack.
    Hif. - הִקְרִיס 1) same, v. supra.—2) (of wine) to become sourish. Ber. 40ᵇ היין שה׳ Ms. F. a. Ar. (ed. שהִקְרִים); B. Bath. 95ᵇ Ms. H. (ed. שהקרים), v. קָרַם.