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Definition of Shrink from
1. Verb. Avoid (one's assigned duties). "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
Exact synonyms: Fiddle, Goldbrick, Shirk
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Specialized synonyms: Scrimshank, Malinger, Skulk, Slack
Derivative terms: Goldbricking, Shirker, Shirking
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Specialized synonyms: Scrimshank, Malinger, Skulk, Slack
Derivative terms: Goldbricking, Shirker, Shirking
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrink From
Literary usage of Shrink from
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 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, ..."
2. Improvement of the Understanding: Ethics and Correspondence of Benedict de by Benedictus de Spinoza (1901)
"We shall also endeavor to do whatsoever we conceive men* to regard with pleasure,
and contrariwise we shall shrink from doing that which we conceive men to ..."
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