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4 days ago · 1. intransitive verb. If cloth or clothing shrinks, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed. People were short in those days – or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash! 2. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If something shrinks or something else shrinks it, it becomes smaller.
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.
Apr 9, 2024 · ( intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust. Synonyms [ edit] (avoid an unwanted task): funk, shirk. (withdraw or retire, as from danger): shrink back, retreat. Antonyms [ edit] (antonym (s) of “to cause to become smaller”): expand, grow, enlarge, stretch.
