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Shrink

Verb

Definitionen

1.VerbTo cause to become smaller.
"The dryer shrank my sweater."
2.VerbTo become smaller; to contract.
"This garment will shrink when wet."
3.VerbTo cower or flinch.
"Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip."
4.VerbTo draw back; to withdraw.
5.VerbTo withdraw or retire, as from danger.
6.VerbTo move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
7.NounShrinkage; contraction; recoil.
8.NounA psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
"You need to see a shrink, you crazy fool.; My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me."
9.NounLoss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
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