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Definition of Shrink
1. Verb. Wither, as with a loss of moisture. "The fruit dried and shriveled"
Specialized synonyms: Atrophy, Blast, Die Back, Die Down, Dry Up, Mummify
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
2. Noun. A physician who specializes in psychiatry.
Specialized synonyms: Alienist, Analyst, Psychoanalyst
Generic synonyms: Medical Specialist, Specialist
Specialized synonyms: Horney, Karen Danielsen Horney, Karen Horney, Jaspers, Karl Jaspers, Karl Theodor Jaspers, Charles Frederick Menninger, Charles Menninger, Menninger, Karl Augustus Menninger, Karl Menninger, Menninger, Menninger, William Claire Menninger, William Menninger, Harry Stack Sullivan, Sullivan
Derivative terms: Psychiatry
3. Verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain. "She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Retract, Shrink Back
Derivative terms: Flinch, Wince, Wince
4. Verb. Reduce in size; reduce physically. "Can you shrink this image?"
Specialized synonyms: Reduce, Scale Down, Reef, Miniaturise, Miniaturize, Depopulate, Desolate, Downsize, Contract
Causes: Contract
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Reduction, Shrinkage, Shrinking
5. Verb. Become smaller or draw together. "These fabrics shrink easily"; "The balloon shrank"
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Specialized synonyms: Flex
Derivative terms: Contraction, Shrinkage
Antonyms: Expand, Stretch
6. Verb. Decrease in size, range, or extent. "Their earnings shrink this year"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Derivative terms: Shrinking
Definition of Shrink
1. v. i. To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
2. v. t. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
3. n. The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
Definition of Shrink
1. Verb. (ergative) To contract, to (cause to) become smaller. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To cower or flinch. ¹
3. Noun. shrinkage; contraction; recoil ¹
4. Noun. (slang sometimes pejorative) A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shrink
1. to contract or draw back [v SHRANK, SHRUNK or SHRUNKEN, SHRINKING, SHRINKS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrink
Literary usage of Shrink
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Never may'st thou, lovely Flower, Chilly shrink in sleety shower ! ... S.
Why shrinks my soul half-blushing, half afraid, Chilly shrink in sleety shower \ . ..."
2. The Shadow Line: A Confession by Joseph Conrad (1917)
"And what appals me most of all is that I shrink from going on deck to face it.
It's due to the ship, it's due to the men who are there on deck—some of them, ..."
3. Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the 21st Century by William B. Johnstone, DIANE Publishing Company, Arnold E. Packer (1987)
"... 2-2 GOODS PRODUCTION WILL shrink FURTHER BY THE YEAR 2000 (Output in Millions
of Current Dollars ) ^Excludes government services such as transportation ..."
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