shrink
Meaning of shrink
noun
- Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
- (sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.
- Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
- To cause to become smaller.
The dryer shrank my sweater.
- To become smaller; to contract.
This garment will shrink when wet.
- To cower or flinch.
Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
- To draw back; to withdraw.
- To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
- To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
Information about shrink
- The plural form of shrink is: shrinks.
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Hyphenation of shrink
shrink
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- shrink is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
shrink synonyms
Meaning psychiatrist:
Meaning shrivel:
Meaning flinch:
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail
Meaning reduce:
Meaning contract:
Meaning :
shrink antonyms
Meaning :
enlarge, expand, grow, stretch
Translation of shrink
- French: rétrécir
- Spanish: encoger
- Portuguese: encolher
- Italian: restringersi
Words that rhyme with shrink
rink, Brink, brink, crink, drink, interdrink, outdrink, overdrink, updrink, overink, Frink, headshrink, nonshrink, overshrink, preshrink, unshrink, prink, sprink, trink
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