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shrink
[ shringk ]
verb (used without object)
- to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance:
to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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:
verb (used with object)
- to cause to shrink or contract; reduce.
- Textiles. to cause (a fabric) to contract during finishing, thus preventing shrinkage, during laundering, of the garments made from it.
shrink
/ ʃɪŋ /
verb
- to contract or cause to contract as from wetness, heat, cold, etc
- to become or cause to become smaller in size
- introften foll byfrom
- to recoil or withdraw
to shrink from the sight of blood
- to feel great reluctance (at)
to shrink from killing an animal
noun
- the act or an instance of shrinking
- slang.a psychiatrist
Derived Forms
- ˈ쾱Բ, adverb
- ˈ쾱Բ, adjective
- ˈ첹, adjective
- ˈ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- a· adjective
- iԲ· adverb
- non·a· adjective
- ԴDz·iԲ adjective
- non·iԲ· adverb
- v· verb overshrank or, often, overshrunk overshrunk or overshrunken overshrinking
- un·a· adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
- un·iԲ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of shrink1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of shrink1
Example Sentences
By the time you factor in interest and taxes, Nike's profit margin has shrunk to roughly 11%.
The league's TV rights have shrunk twice in the past five years.
In the near term, economists say tariffs will disrupt supply chains, shrink the global economy and increase costs for the average American family by thousands of dollars annually.
Pressed by shrinking options, she sends some of her children safely away from the chaotic aftermath of war, one by one.
Whatever that price, the decline in Tesla’s share price means that Musk’s headroom has shrunk materially since mid-December.
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