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shrink1 verbshrink2 noun shrinkshrink1 /ʃrɪŋk/ ●●○ verb (past tense shrank /ʃræŋk/, past participle shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/)   shrink1Origin: Old English scrincan VERB TABLEshrink |
| Present | I, you, we, they | shrink | | he, she, it | shrinks | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shrank, shrunk | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shrunk | | he, she, it | has shrunk | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shrunk | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shrink | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shrunk |
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| Present | I | am shrinking | | he, she, it | is shrinking | | you, we, they | are shrinking | | Past | I, he, she, it | was shrinking | | you, we, they | were shrinking | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shrinking | | he, she, it | has been shrinking | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shrinking | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shrinking | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shrinking |
- Don't wash that sweater in the machine - it'll shrink.
- My sweater shrank in the dryer.
- Oh no! My skirt has shrunk!
- Profits have been shrinking over the last year.
- We hope these reforms will shrink the nation's budget deficit.
- After 5 months of chemotherapy treatment like this, the tumours shrank.
- As the family has shrunk it has also lost some of its traditional functions to the public world.
- As we have already noted, he may well have been a militant nationalist who did not shrink from violence.
- Its domestic share shrank from nearly 10 percent to just over 7 percent.
- She was convinced he was shrinking.
- So mounds of snow never shrink, they turn into icebergs.
- There has been a steadily shrinking supply of it.
- This explains why even our most effective efforts to move people into jobs seem never to shrink the welfare rolls.
to become smaller in size► get smaller · The dot got smaller and smaller and vanished from the screen.· Am I getting fatter or are these jeans getting smaller? ► shrink if something shrinks , especially clothes, it becomes smaller because of the effect of water or heat: · Don't wash that sweater in the machine - it'll shrink.· Oh no! My skirt has shrunk! ► shrivel/shrivel up if something such as a plant or a fruit shrivels or shrivels up , it becomes smaller as water is removed from it, for example as a result of heat: · Eventually the grapes will shrivel and become raisins,· The crops were beginning to shrivel up in the heat. ADVERB► away· The Old World was saved and the Realm of Chaos shrank away to the north.· It's funny how ideas shrink away when people are put on the spot.· When Cardiff had come back from the dead, he had shrunk away back down the hessian-screen corridor towards Rohmer.· And with no replacement I was just shrinking away. ► back· Manville shrank back behind a display rack for a moment as his eyes moved towards the store window.· She opened the door, and shrank back with a scream.· She saw the children shrink back as she spoke.· He began slumping over again, and his iron ball shrank back to a hand.· As Rain and Oliver approached the three shrank back, but when Rain looked round she saw the pedlar peering after her.· Fascinating, I think and begin to shrink back into my bag.· They surged forward around the prostrate figure on the ground and then shrank back.· Terrified the little boy shrank back, afraid of the helmet and its fierce nodding crest. NOUN► share· Its domestic share shrank from nearly 10 percent to just over 7 percent.· But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins.· Their market share is shrinking considerably, and more to come yet. ► size· As time passed, the collarbone also shrank in size, hinting at the development of a free-swinging shoulder.· He has been a steadfast supporter of balanced budgets and shrinking the size of government.· When the stockings were completed they were both wide and long and shrunk to size on wooden boards.· His stomach had shrunk to the size of a walnut.· Jez San finds that games consoles are shrinking in size but expanding in range and addictiveness potential..· He begins to fantasize that if he tried hard he could shrink to a tiny size and crawl inside the set.· Counties Leitrim, Louth and Mayo have been named after towns which nowadays have shrunk to the size of villages.· The monocle caused the moon to shrink in size by blocking out the rooftop on the horizon. VERB► begin· And already, the rush hour queues have begun to shrink.· Fascinating, I think and begin to shrink back into my bag.· The multi-billion-pound business had already taken a severe thrashing last year, as the outside world began to shrink away from growing violence.· The back tyre mimed a shallow S, then the bike straightened up, began to shrink.· His energy levels increased and the walnut-sized swellings in his neck and groin began to shrink. ► continue· Traffic has continued to shrink even though the city of Dallas repaved a runway and built a new control tower.· And as things continue to get smaller, their cost of reproduction continues to shrink because less material is involved.· But the city itself has continued to shrink, and unemployment there has remained at double the Ohio rate. ► seem· Everything about her seemed to have shrunk except her eyes, which were huge, inky pools that dwarfed her small features.· I tend to be work-oriented and my living quarters seem to have shrunk, year by year, to this miniature state.· Those who saw him then say he seemed to shrink into himself and lose what ever vestige he had till then retained.· This explains why even our most effective efforts to move people into jobs seem never to shrink the welfare rolls.· The whole business seemed to have shrunk in importance to the size of a peanut anyway.· With her mouth shut her face seemed to shrink.· Her body seemed to have shrunk since Anthony's death, giving her the appearance of an old woman.· The flesh on her face seemed to shrink on her skull. 1[intransitive, transitive] to become smaller, or to make something smaller, through the effects of heat or water:  I’m worried about washing that shirt in case it shrinks. → pre-shrunk, shrunken2[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make something smaller in amount, size, or value OPP grow: The city continued to shrink.shrink to The firm’s staff had shrunk to only four people. Treatment can shrink a tumour. We want to expand the business, not shrink it.3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move back and away from something, especially because you are frightened: She listened, shrinking under the blankets, to their shouts. Meredith was scared of him and shrank back. His anger was enough to make the others shrink away from him.shrink from something phrasal verb to avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant: The leadership too often shrinks from hard decisions.shrink from doing something We will not shrink from making the necessary changes in policy.shrink1 verbshrink2 noun shrinkshrink2 noun [countable] informal shrink2Origin: 1900-2000 head-shrinker ‘psychiatrist’ (1900-2000) - That guy's crazy - he ought to see a shrink.
- The shrinks at the hospital said they think Gary needs therapy.
- He went to another shrink, who prescribed another set of antidepressants.
- Richard saw a shrink, who gave him a prescription for antidepressants.
- She was sorry for him, but she was no shrink.
- Willis returns as a criminal on the run, hunted by cops, believed only by a shrink played by Madeleine Stowe.
a doctor who treats mental illness► psychiatrist a doctor who is trained to treat people with mental illnesses: · In order to become a psychiatrist, you first need a medical degree. ► psychologist a scientist who studies and is trained in psychology (=the study of the mind): · Many psychologists believe that aggression is a learned behaviour. ► shrink informal a humorous word for a psychiatrist ► therapist a trained person whose job is to help people with their emotional problems, especially by talking to them and asking them to talk about their feelings a doctor who treats mental illnesses► psychiatrist a doctor who treats people with mental illnesses, using drugs or other forms of medical treatment: · Her psychiatrist told her she no longer needed to take tranquillizers.· Child psychiatrist Dr Goldman has written a book on anorexia in young girls.see a psychiatrist (=go to be treated by a psychiatrist): · I made an appointment to see a psychiatrist the following week. ► analyst/therapist/psychotherapist a doctor or other trained person who treats people with mental or emotional problems, especially by talking with them about their thoughts, feelings, and past experiences: · I don't think her analyst has really helped her very much.· My therapist has been working with me on my anger. ► psychologist someone who is trained to understand people's behaviour and help them with mental or emotional problems, but who is not a medical doctor: · He admitted to his psychologist that he had been too shy to talk to women.child/educational/occupational etc psychologist: · She told us she worked as an educational psychologist in Athens. ► counsellor British /counselor American someone who helps people with mental or emotional problems by talking with them and giving them advice: · Blau has been a counselor at the school since 1987. · Maybe we should see a marriage counsellor. ► shrink informal a doctor who treats people with mental illnesses and problems: · The shrinks at the hospital said they think Gary needs therapy.· That guy's crazy - he ought to see a shrink. VERB► see· If you are known to be seeing a shrink you are deemed to be going round the bend.· Richard saw a shrink, who gave him a prescription for antidepressants.· I don't have to see a shrink. a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist – used humorously |