Definition of shrinks Shrinks
/ʃɹɪˈŋks/ - [shringks] -
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Wiktionary 
- shrinks (Noun)
Plural of shrink.
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| shrink - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" | ||
| reduce | ||
| minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| scale down, reduce reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down" | ||
| reef reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef | ||
| miniaturise, miniaturize design or construct on a smaller scale | ||
| depopulate, desolate reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside" | ||
| downsize reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff" | ||
| contract be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" | ||
| shrink - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" | ||
| contract | ||
| expand, spread out become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" | ||
| stretch extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| flex cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| shrink - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" | ||
| shrivel | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| shrink - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" | ||
| shrivel, shrivel up, wither | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| atrophy undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" | ||
| blast shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly | ||
| die back, die down suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" | ||
| dry up, mummify dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" | ||
| shrink - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" | ||
| flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| shrink back, retract pull away from a source of disgust or fear | ||
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Wiktionary
- shrink (Noun)
shrinkage; contraction; recoil. - shrink (Noun)
A psychiatrist or therapist; a head-shrinker. - shrink (Verb)
To cause to become smaller. - shrink (Verb)
To become smaller. - shrink (Verb)
To cower or flinch. - shrink (Verb)
To attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shrink (v. i.)
To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted. - shrink (v. i.)
To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress. - shrink (v. i.)
To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake. - shrink (v. t.)
To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water. - shrink (v. t.)
To draw back; to withdraw. - shrink (n.)
The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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shrink
To decrease in size, range, or extent.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shrink
shringk, v.i. to contract: to wither: to occupy less space: to become wrinkled by contraction: to recoil, as from fear, disgust, &c.—v.t. to cause to shrink or contract: to withdraw:—pa.t. shrank, shrunk; pa.p. shrunk.—n. act of shrinking: contraction: withdrawal or recoil.—adj. Shrink′able.—ns. Shrink′age, a contraction into a less compass: the extent of the reduction of anything in bulk by shrinking, evaporation, &c.; Shrink′er.—adv. Shrink′ingly, in a shrinking manner: by shrinking. [A.S. scrincan; akin to Ger. schränken, to place obliquely.]
