Shrink (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object), shrank [shrangk] /ʃræŋk/ or, often, shrunk [shruhngk]; /ʃrʌŋk/; shrunk or shrunk·en [shruhng-kuhn]; /ˈʃrʌŋ kən/; shrink·ing.
  1. to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
  2. 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.
  3. to become reduced in extent or scope.
verb (used with object), shrank [shrangk] /ʃræŋk/ or, often, shrunk [shruhngk]; /ʃrʌŋk/; shrunk or shrunk·en [shruhng-kuhn]; /ˈʃrʌŋ kən/; shrink·ing.
  1. to cause to shrink or contract; reduce.
  2. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.
noun
  1. an act or instance of shrinking.
  2. a shrinking movement.
  3. shrinkage.
  4. a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychoanalyst.
verb shrinks, shrinking, shrank, shrunk, shrunk or shrunken
  1. to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc
  2. to become or cause to become smaller in size
  3. (intr often foll by from)
    • to recoil or withdraw
    • to feel great reluctance (at)
noun
  1. the act or an instance of shrinking
  2. a psychiatrist
Shrink (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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