shrink
31shrink — I. verb (shrank or shrunk; shrunk or shrunken; shrinking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrincan; akin to Middle Dutch schrinken to draw back Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to contract or curl up the body or part of… …
32shrink — 1. verb /ˈʃɻɪŋk/ a) To contract, to become smaller, especially through exposure to cold and moisture. This garment will shrink when wet. b) To cause something to become smaller. Ant: expand …
33shrink — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, abate, ablate, about the bush, ache, agonize, ail, analyst, anguish, attenuate, avoid, avoid the limelight, balk at, bate, be eaten away, beat around, beg the question, behavior therapist, blanch, blench,… …
34shrink — n a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst. Shrink is a shortening of the earlier headshrinker, which was imported from America to Britain and Australia in the 1960s. ► We called in a consultant, a psychiatrist. A shrink? A highly respected doctor. (The… …
35shrink — n. a psychoanalyst or psychotherapist. □ I dropped a bundle on a shrink, but it didn’t help me. □ The shrink says I have to take these pills to help me get off the drug habit …
36shrink — ʃrɪŋk n. psychiatrist (Slang); instance of contracting, instance of becoming smaller; flinching, recoiling v. contract, become smaller, shrivel; flinch, recoil; decrease, diminish; make smaller, cause to shrink …
37shrink — verb (past shrank; past participle shrunk or (especially as adjective) shrunken) 1》 become or make smaller in size or amount; contract. ↘(of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water. 2》 move back or away in… …
38shrink — verb 1) the number of competitors shrank Syn: get smaller, become/grow smaller, contract, diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease, dwindle, decline, fall off, drop off Ant: expand, increase 2) …
39shrink — verb 1) the number of competitors shrank Syn: get smaller, contract, diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease, dwindle, decline, fall off 2) he doesn t shrink from naming names Syn: recoil …
40shrink — To reduce in size. See heat shrink tube …
