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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shrink /ʃrɪŋk/USA pronunciation v., shrank /ʃræŋk/USA pronunciation or, often, shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/USA pronunciation ; shrunk or shrunk•en /ˈʃrʌŋkən/USA pronunciation ;
shrink•ing, n. v. - to (cause to) contract or lessen in size: [no object]clothes that shrink if washed in hot water.[~ + object]Hot water will shrink some of those clothes.
- to (cause to) become reduced in extent, amount, or value: [no object]The bank's resources are shrinking.[~ + object]Inflation and taxation are shrinking our resources.
- to draw back;
move back suddenly, as in horror:[no object* (~ + back)]to shrink from danger; She shrank back in her seat as the horror movie got even nastier.
n. [countable] - Slang Termsa psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.
shrink•a•ble, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shrink (shringk),USA pronunciation v., shrank or, often, shrunk;
shrunk or shrunk•en;
shrink•ing;
n. v.i. - to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance:to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture:This cloth will not shrink if washed in lukewarm water.
- to become reduced in extent or compass.
v.t. - to cause to shrink or contract;
reduce. - Textilesto cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.
n. - an act or instance of shrinking.
- a shrinking movement.
- shrinkage.
- Slang TermsAlso, shrinker. Also called head shrinker. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.
- bef. 900; 1955–60 for def. 9; Middle English schrinken, Old English scrincan; cognate with Middle Dutch schrinken, Swedish skrynka to shrink, Norwegian skrukka old shrunken woman
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged withdraw, recoil, quail. See wince.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See decrease.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged increase.
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