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- pronunciation:
- shrIngk
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
shrinks, shrinking, shrunk, shrank, shrunken |
| definition 1: |
to contract or decrease in size, as from moisture, heat, or cold.
My wool sweater shrunk in the dryer.- synonyms:
- contract
- antonyms:
- balloon, enlarge, expand, increase, swell
- similar words:
- condense, constrict, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, pucker, shorten, shrivel
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| definition 2: |
to avoid or recoil from something (usu. fol. by "from").
The shy person shrinks from social encounters.- synonyms:
- cringe, recoil, shy away
- antonyms:
- welcome
- similar words:
- balk, blench, cower, draw back, flinch, quail, wince, withdraw
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| definition 3: |
to decrease in extent, value, or the like.
The value of our currency shrank last year.- synonyms:
- decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off
- antonyms:
- grow, increase, swell
- similar words:
- abate, condense, decline, drop, drop off, ebb, lessen, wane
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| related words: |
buckle, crouch, dwarf, ooze, rebel, shrivel, subside, wither |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to contract or decrease in size; to cause to shrink.
My dad shrunk my sweater in the wash.- synonyms:
- contract
- antonyms:
- enlarge, expand
- similar words:
- compress, condense, constrict, decrease, drop, reduce, shorten
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| related words: |
deplete, diminish, size, wither |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of contraction or reduction in size.
- synonyms:
- contraction, decrease, reduction, shrinkage
- similar words:
- taper
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| definition 2: |
the amount or extent of contraction or reduction; shrinkage.
- synonyms:
- decrease, reduction, shrinkage
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| definition 3: |
(slang) a psychiatrist.
How often do you see your shrink? |
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| derivations: |
shrinkable (adj.), shrinkingly (adv.), shrinker (n.) |
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