shrink
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHRINK
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a
[no object]
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to become smaller in amount, size, or value
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The sweater shrank when it was washed.
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Meat shrinks as it cooks.
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The town's population shrank during the war.
b
[+ object]
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to make (something) smaller in amount, size, or value
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Hot water shrank the sweater.
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The treatment should shrink the tumor.
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always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
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to quickly move away from something shocking, frightening, or disgusting
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He shrank in horror when he saw the dead cat.
shrink from
[phrasal verb]
shrink from (something)
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to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant)
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to be unwilling to do (something)
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He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
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She won't shrink from the task.
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shrink
/ˈʃrɪŋk/
noun
plural
shrinks
2
shrink
/ˈʃrɪŋk/
noun
plural
shrinks
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHRINK
[count]
informal
:
a psychiatrist or psychologist
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He is seeing a shrink.
