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Shrink

/ˈʃɹɪŋk/

Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.

📖 Definitions of "Shrink"

noun
  1. 1

    Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.

  2. 2

    (sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

    "My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me."

  3. 3

    Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.

verb
  1. 1

    To cause to become smaller.

    "The dryer shrank my sweater."

  2. 2

    To become smaller; to contract.

    "This garment will shrink when wet."

  3. 3

    To cower or flinch.

    "Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip."

  4. 4

    To draw back; to withdraw.

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