shrink in English dictionary

  • shrink

    Meanings and definitions of "shrink"

    • (intransitive) To contract, to become smaller, especially through exposure to cold and moisture.
    • (transitive) To cause something to become smaller.
    • (intransitive) To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty; as, to shrink from a task.
    • (slang) A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker.
    • noun
      Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
    • noun
      (slang, sometimes pejorative)
      A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause to become smaller.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become smaller; to contract.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To cower or flinch.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To draw back; to withdraw.
    • verb
      (intransitive, figuratively)
      To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
    • intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
    • transitive: to cause something to shrink
    • intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
    • psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
    • To remove unused space from data tables.
    • To decrease in size, range, or extent.
    • diminish (in size)
    • noun
      a physician who specializes in psychiatry
    • verb
      become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
    • verb
      decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
    • verb
      draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
    • verb
      reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
    • verb
      wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
    • (to) shrink (of textile)

    Synonyms of "shrink" in English dictionary

    specialist, reduce, contract are the top synonyms of "shrink" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "shrink" in English dictionary

    expand, stretch are the top antonyms of "shrink" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shrink

    • shrink ( plural  shrinks)
    • shrink ( third-person singular simple present shrinks, present participle shrinking, simple past shrank or shrunk, past participle shrunk or shrunken)
    • shrank/shrunk, shrunk
    • shrink (plural shrinks)
    • shrink (third-person singular simple present shrinks, present participle shrinking, simple past shrank or shrunk, past participle shrunk or shrunken)
  • Shrink

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