shrink Synonyms
shrink Meaning
shrink (n)
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
shrink (v)
wither, as with a loss of moisture
draw back, as with fear or pain
reduce in size; reduce physically
become smaller or draw together
decrease in size, range, or extent
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.
To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
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.
To draw back; to withdraw.
shrink (n.)
The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
shrink Sentence Examples
- The T-shirt shrunk significantly after being washed and dried.
- The wool sweater will shrink if it is put in the dryer.
- The ice cubes shrunk into tiny droplets as they melted.
- The company's profits shrank by 10% in the last quarter.
- The economy shrunk by 2% during the pandemic.
- The tumor shrank noticeably after the patient underwent chemotherapy.
- The budget shrunk from $10 million to $5 million.
- The demand for the product shrunk as the price increased.
- The population of the town shrunk by 5% over the past decade.
- The plastic wrap shrunk tightly around the leftover food.
FAQs About the word shrink
a physician who specializes in psychiatry, wither, as with a loss of moisture, draw back, as with fear or pain, reduce in size; reduce physically, become smalle
condense, decrease, collapse,compress, constrict, diminish, flatten,contract, wilt, dwindle
swell,expand, swell, grow, expand, increase, grow, increase, snowball, balloon
The T-shirt shrunk significantly after being washed and dried.
The wool sweater will shrink if it is put in the dryer.
The ice cubes shrunk into tiny droplets as they melted.
The company's profits shrank by 10% in the last quarter.
