shrink (shr ngk)v. shrank (shr  ngk) or shrunk (shr ngk), shrunk or shrunk·en (shrng k n), shrink·ing, shrinks v.intr. 1. To become constricted from heat, moisture, or cold. 2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank. 3. To draw back instinctively, as from something alarming; recoil. 4. To show reluctance; hesitate: shrink from making such a sacrifice. v.tr. To cause to shrink. n. 1. a. The act of shrinking. b. The degree to which something shrinks; shrinkage. 2. Slang A psychotherapist. [Middle English shrinken, to wither, shrivel up, from Old English scrincan; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.] shrink a·ble adj.shrink er n. |
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