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shrink: [verb] to contract or curl up the body or part of it : huddle, cower.
SHRINK definition: 1. to become smaller, or to make something smaller: 2. to move away from someone or something…. Learn more.
Shrink definition: to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance. See examples of SHRINK used in a sentence.
Synonyms for SHRINK: compress, decrease, condense, constrict, collapse, contract, flatten, diminish; Antonyms of SHRINK: expand, swell, increase, grow, accumulate ...
a. to recoil or withdraw: to shrink from the sight of blood. b. to feel great reluctance (at): to shrink from killing an animal. n. 4. the act or an instance of shrinking. 5. (Psychiatry) slang a psychiatrist.
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%. Companies are battling for a share of the shrinking market ...