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Synonyms for SHRINK: compress, decrease, condense, constrict, collapse, contract, flatten, diminish; Antonyms of SHRINK: expand, swell, increase, grow, accumulate, snowball, balloon, inflate
1. a. To become or appear to become smaller: The shadows shrank as the sun rose higher. The mountains shrank in the distance as we drove away. b. To become smaller from exposure to heat, moisture, or cold: The sweater shrank in the wash. 2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank.
shrink. [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. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Definition of shrink verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · [VERB noun] Synonyms: decrease, dwindle, lessen, grow or get smaller More Synonyms of shrink. 3. verb. If you shrink away from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him. [VERB preposition/adverb]
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.
From Longman Business Dictionary shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ verb (past tense shrank /ʃræŋk/, past participle shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/) 1 [ intransitive] to become smaller in amount, size, or value The economy is expected to shrink slightly. In the past decade, the number of employees has shrunk 30%.
