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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.
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense shrinks , present participle shrinking , past tense shrank , past participle shrunk. 1. verb B2. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. All my jumpers have shrunk.
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.
verb (used with object) , shrank [shrangk]or, often, shrunk [shruhngk];shrunk or shrunk·en [shruhng, -k, uh, n];shrink·ing. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce. Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.
SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. a doctor trained to help people with mental…. Learn more.
shrink. (ʃrɪŋk ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense shrinks, present participle shrinking, past tense shrank, past participle shrunk. 1. intransitive verb. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed.
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 shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. [...] 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.
