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Shrink

noun
/ˈʃɹɪŋk/
Word Frequency: 2.9

Definitions

1.nounShrinkage; contraction; recoil.
2.noun(sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
"My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me."
3.nounLoss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
4.verbTo cause to become smaller.
"The dryer shrank my sweater."
5.verbTo become smaller; to contract.
"This garment will shrink when wet."
6.verbTo cower or flinch.
"Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip."
7.verbTo draw back; to withdraw.
8.verbTo withdraw or retire, as from danger.
9.verbTo move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

Synonyms

head-shrinkerfunkshirkretreatshrink backreduceshrivelshrivel upwitherquailcringeflinch

Antonyms

enlargeexpandgrowstretch

Rhymes With

linkblinkthinkpinkclinkhoodwinkbrinkfink
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