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   Shrink

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   verb

   • 1. become or make smaller in size or amount: "the workforce has shrunk to less than a thousand" Similar get smallerbecome/grow smallercontractdiminishlessenreducedecreasedwindlenarrowshortenslimdeclinefall offdrop offcondensedeflateshrivelwithermake smallercontractlessenreducedecreasenarrowshortentruncateabbreviatecondenseslim downpare downconcentrateabridgecompresssqueezedeflateshrivelwitherOpposite expandincreaseexpandincrease
   • ▪ (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water: "she wore a sweater which had shrunk slightly"
   • ▪ fit something tightly on or onto another object by expanding it with heat and then cooling it rapidly after positioning: "the metal is unsuitable for shrinking onto wooden staves"
   • 2. move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust: "she shrank away from him, covering her face" Similar draw backrecoiljump backspring backjerk backpull backstart backback awayretreatwithdrawflinchshy awayblenchstartwincecringecowerquail
   • ▪ be averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing): "I don't shrink from my responsibilities" Similar recoilshy awayhang backdemurflinchhave scruples aboutscruple abouthave misgivings abouthave qualms aboutbe loath tobe reluctant tobe unwilling tobe disinclined tobe indisposed tobe sorry tobe averse tobe slow tobe chary offight shy ofnot be in favor ofbe againstbe opposed tobe hesitant tobe diffident aboutbe bashful aboutbe shy aboutbe coy aboutbe ashamed tobe afraid tohesitate tohate tonot like tonot have the heart todrag one's feet/heels overwaver aboutvacillate aboutthink twice aboutbalk atquail atmind doing somethinginformal:boggle atarchaic:disrelish somethingOpposite confrontbe eager to
   • ▪ become withdrawn.

   noun

   • 1. a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychotherapist: informal "you should see a shrink"

   Word Origin Old Englishscrincan, of Germanic origin; related to Swedish skrynka ‘to wrinkle’. The noun (1960s) is shortened from headshrinker.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shrinkable adjective
   • 2. shrinker noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What is the difference between shrink and condense?

   • contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content.

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   What is the difference between a shrink and a contract?

   • contract, shrink, condense, compress, constrict, deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions.

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   What is shrink verb?

   • Definition of shrink verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] shrink (something) to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in this way My sweater shrank in the wash.

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   What happens if clothing shrinks?

   • If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed . All my jumpers have shrunk. [VERB] If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller. The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk. [VERB] Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector. [VERB noun]

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   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 scope. Antonyms: increase.

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   Definitions of shrink. verb. wither, as with a loss of moisture. synonyms: shrivel, shrivel up, wither. see more. verb. decrease in size, range, or extent. “His earnings shrank ” synonyms: shrivel. see more. verb. reduce in size; reduce physically. “Hot water will shrink the sweater” “Can you shrink this image?” synonyms: reduce. see more. verb.

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