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- Dictionaryshrink/SHriNGk/
verb
- 1. become or make smaller in size or amount: "the workforce has shrunk to less than a thousand" Similar Opposite
- 2. move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust: "she shrank away from him, covering her face" Similar
noun
- 1. a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychotherapist: informal "you should see a shrink"
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SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. to move away from someone or something…. Learn more.
[VERB noun] Synonyms: decrease, dwindle, lessen, grow or get smaller More Synonyms of shrink. 3.verb. If you shrinkaway from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him. [VERB preposition/adverb]
The meaning of SHRINK is to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower. How to use shrink in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shrink.
Definition of shrink verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
shrink meaning, definition, what is shrink: to become smaller, or to make something ...: Learn more.
1. a. To become or appear to become smaller: The shadows shrank as the sun rose higher. The mountains shrank in the distance as we drove away. b. To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold: The sweater shrank in the wash. 2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank.
SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. a doctor trained to help people with mental…. Learn more.
1. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. [...] 2. If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. [...] 3. If you shrinkaway from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. [...] More.
Shrink definition: to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. See examples of SHRINK used in a sentence.
To become or appear to become smaller. The shadows shrank as the sun rose higher. The mountains shrank in the distance as we drove away. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To become or seem to become smaller, more compact, etc.; contract, as from heat, cold, moisture, etc. Webster's New World.
